Ekalavyan

Part 2


Ekalavyan is a 1993 Malayalam crime thriller film starring Suresh Gopi, Geetha, Narendra Prasad, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Ganesh Kumar, Janardanan, Madhu, Maathu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Pappu, and Devan. Directed by Shaji Kailas under the banner of Grahalakshmi productions and written by Renji Panicker, this film broke many records in collection and successfully completed 150 days in theaters. With the success of this film Suresh Gopi established himself as a superstar in Malayalam cinema. Bollywoodmovie Singham Returns (2014) is an inspired remake of this movie



Swami Amoorthananda (Narendra Prasad), a psychotic holy godman with strong international connections also runs a powerful narcotic drug mafia in the state. He also has several connections with in political circles. A good orator, Swami also draws a large number of devotees from abroad and many are slowly turned into addicts. A series of murders at Kovalam beach invites sharp criticism of the govt and the chief minister (Madhu) decides to bring a new head to the state narcotics wing. Madhavan IPS (Suresh Gopi), thus arrives in Kerala from New Delhi, and is assisted by Sharath Chandran (Siddique), a smart CI of Kerala police. Madhavan's aggressive way of investigation leads him to the ashram or Swami Amoorthananda, which creates a panic in the state. Swami decides to eliminate Madhavan and also plans to topple the CM by appointing his aide, Velayudhan (Rajan P. Dev) as the new CM. Mahesh Nair (Devan) arrives in Kerala upon the order of Swami. He kills Sharath Chandran, which forces Madhavan to react violently. Madhavan raids the ashram and spoils Swami's plot to cause a series of bomb blasts in the state. In the climax, Madhavan kills Swami and Mahesh Nair, thus saving the state from a series of blasts and communal riots.

Shaji Kailas, later in an interview had revealed that he had plans of casting Mammooty as the hero in the film. Suresh Gopi was supposed to play the role of Sarath Chandran. But when Renji Panicker, the script writer, approached Mammooty to explain the script, Mammooty's response was not positive. So Suresh Gopi was cast as the hero instead. The huge success of Ekalavyan made Suresh Gopi a superstar along with Mammooty and Mohanlal.The performance of Narendra Prasad was highly appreciated. he also grabbed many awards for the best villain. Script Writer Renji Panicker also had appeared in a cameo role in this film.

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