The Truth (1998 film)
The Truth | |
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Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
Written by | S. N. Swamy |
Produced by | Asharaf |
Starring | Mammootty Thilakan Vani Viswanath Murali Janardhanan |
Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
Edited by | Bhoominathan |
Music by | Rajamani |
Production company | A. B. R. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
The Truth is a 1998
Plot
Patteri, a respected brahmin
Meanwhile, an enigmatic and alluring woman is shown entering an apartment where she meets an accomplice and they check the details of an assassination which they plan to carry out soon. Right before Madhavan's next election meeting,
Aided by a misplaced
The SIT arrives from
They learn the whereabouts of the killer by first generating a male version of photograph of the killer and then publicizing it. They also apprehend the killer's accomplice, but before being able to capture the killer, who goes by the name Bose, they find him already dead, and the investigation almost comes to a standstill, until they learn that there was a similar attempt before, which did not go as planned. Bharath learns that DYSP John was the real target and Madhavan's death was a cover. The
John was killed for discovering the illegal activities and Madhavan's murder was used to distract the investigators. The perpetrator also feared the response of Madhavan as John's investigation report were to reach his hands. The team's most astounding find then follows, with the discovery of the puppet master and the silent partner in the illegal explosive deals of Thomachan and the perpetrator is actually DGP Hariprasad, who administered the investigation from the beginning. He misled the previous investigation, initiated various attempts to murder Bharath to scare the team away and played the faithful ally throughout. The team submit the report, where DGP Hariprasad and Thomachan are sentenced to prison. After the investigation, The SIT fly back to Delhi, with a promise of promotion for Pothuval for his help.
Cast
- SP Meena Nambiar IPS
- DYSPKuttikrishna Pothuval
- Thilakan as Shivapuram Patteri
- Divya Unni as Nimmy, SITteam member
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Prasad, SIT team member
- Sadiq as Peter, SIT team member
- DGP Hariprasad IPS
- Jignesh Joshi as Killer Woman/Killer Bose
- Chief MinisterMadhavan
- DYSPJohn
- N. F. Varghese as Poozhimattam Thomachan
- Cochin Haneefa as Kumaran, Party Secretary
- Praveena as Gayathri
- Kollam Thulasi as Anwar Ahmed
- Augustine Kunjambu, Police Officer
- K. P. A. C. Azeez as CKC Nambiar
- Subair as Judge
- Jagannathan
- Kunchan as Sankaran
- Kunjandi as Ramachandran Nair
- Babu Namboothiri as Mahendran, House Owner
- Vijayakumar as Journalist Babu
- Bobby Kottarakkara as Mohandas, Hotel staff
- Ramya Sudha
- Girija Preman
Reception
It was one of the biggest hits of the year.[3]
References
- Oneindia.in. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ "'Innale' to 'The Great Indian Kitchen': How couple photos are used in Malayalam films". 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
External links
- The Truth at the Malayalam Movie Database