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| Directed by | Sibi Malayil |
| Produced by | N. Krishnakumar Dinesh Panicker |
| Written by | A. K. Lohithadas |
| Starring | Mohanlal, Thilakan, Murali, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Jagathy Sreekumar, Parvathi, Cochin Haneefa, Jagadeesh, Manian Pillai Raju, Sankaradi, Philomina, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Mamukkoya |
| Music by | Johnson |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Editing by | Vathsan Dikroos (associate) |
| Distributed by | Seven Arts |
| Release date(s) | 1989 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Followed by | Chenkol |
Kireedam (The Crown) is a 1989 Indian film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by A. K. Lohithadas. The movie is about a Keralite youth whose hopes and aspirations are shattered by a combination of fate and human failing. It explores how society typecasts individuals and forces them to act that part whether they like it or not. A sequel was released in 1993 titled Chenkol.
Plot
The story revolves around Sethumadhavan (Mohanlal), the son of Achuthan Nair (Thilakan), a Police Constable who wishes to make his son an Inspector one day. Sethu, a recent college graduate, has many opportunities to enter different fields but he goes with his father's dream of becoming an Inspector. Achuthan Nair gets transferred into a town whose residents are troubled by the rowdy Keerikkadan Jose (Mohan Raj). The police force in the town turns a blind eye to the acts of Keerikkadan Jose. One day Achuthan Nair gets information that Keerikkadan Jose is creating trouble in the market place. Being an honest police man he goes on site to investigate where he takes him on. Hearing of trouble Sethu too rushes to the market place. Achuthan Nair is no match for the goon and Sethumadhavan tries to intervene before his father gets killed. A fight ensues between Keerikkadan Jose and Sethumadhavan and both are arrested by the police. Since he managed to defeat the reigning rowdy, Sethumadhavan is typecast a rowdy by the people of the town.
After recovering, Keerikkadan Jose targets Sethumadhavan and his family. With the police failing to protect him, Sethumadhavan is forced to fight for his life and ends up killing Keerikkadan. Sethumadhavan is sentenced to prison for murdering Keerikkadan and hence is disqualified in being a Police Inspector. Head Constable Achuthan Nair reads the Police Verification Report which states Sethu as a "notorious criminal".
Trivia
Writer Lohithadas got the idea for the film when he heard about an incident that happened in a village bar. A young man who recently moved to the area was having a few drinks when the local 'gangster' walked into the bar. Everyone stood up to show respect, apart from this guy. Apparently there was an argument and a fight erupted between the two, and the gangster was beaten up really badly. When he realized who he had beaten up the guy left that village forever fearing for his life. Lohithadas decided to write a story imagining what would have happened if the guy had stayed on the village.[citation needed]
Mohanlal won the 1990 Special Jury Award for this film.
In 1993, Priyadarshan remade the film in Hindi as Gardish, starring Jackie Shroff and Amrish Puri, consolidating his Bollywood career.
In 2007, the film was again remade in Tamil as Kireedam starring Ajith and Trisha Krishnan under the banner of Anil Ambani's Adlabs Films.
Cochin Haneefa, who had played purely villain roles till then (1989), made his debut as a comedian in this film, probably as a parody towards his previous villain roles. He has played the same role in the Tamil re-make now after 18 years.
M. G. Sreekumar, a school friend of actor Mohanlal and filmmaker Priyadarshan, won critical acclaim and bagged the "Kerala State Award" for singing the song Kaneer Poovinte.
External links
- Kireedam at the Internet Movie Database
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