''Rashtram'' () is a 2006 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language

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film directed by Anil C. Menon and produced by C. Karunakaran. The film stars

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter and politician who is currently serving as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Minister of Tourism since June 2024. He was ele ...

, Laya and Sai Kumar. This movie was above average at the box office.

Plot

Malaikkal Joseph alias Ouseppachan is a politician. The

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, Janardhanan Kurup is his friend, along with Gopalan. One day, Janardhanan Kurup dies in hospital after having a heart attack at a meeting. Before dying, he tells Ouseppachan that he wants him to be the minister. Ouseppachan ponders this and calls other people of the Party. In the end, he says that he is unfit and makes his son Thomas alias Thommi, the next

. Thommi sorts out many problems. But corrupt ministers have a grudge against him. They launch an attack on Thommi's house and Ouseppachan is killed by a lorry. Thommi takes revenge by killing them on the

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Cast

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...

Maliyekkal Thomas Joseph (Thommi) *

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as Maliyekkal Joseph (Ouseppachan), Thomas's father * Laya as Celine *

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in M ...

as ex-

Janardhanan Kurup *

Thilakan Palappurathu Keshavan Surendranatha Thilakan (15 July 1935 – 24 September 2012) was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan was known for his elaborate method acting, realistic and spontaneous appeara ...

as Opposition Leader Sakhavu Gopalan *

Janardanan Janardhanan Pillai (born 5 May 1946), also known as Janardhanan Nair, is an Indian actor, producer and a former Indian Air Force personnel who predominantly acts in Malayalam films. He acted in his first feature film '' Adyathe Kadha'', directe ...

as Keshava Menon * Sai Kumar as Nooruddin *

Vijayaraghavan Narayanapillai Vijayaraghavan, known mononymously as Vijayaraghavan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his character roles. He is the son of drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. Early life and f ...

as Medayil Chandichen * Adithya Menon as Ameer Musthafa *

Bheeman Raghu Reghu Damodharan known by his stage name Bheeman Reghu is an Indian actor and retired police officer. Before transitioning to a full-time career in cinema, he served as a sub-inspector in the Kerala Police. With a career spanning over four dec ...

as Koshy *

Meghanathan Meghanathan (November 1964 – 21 November 2024) was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam and Tamil films. The son of actor Balan K. Nair, he debuted in 1983 in the Malayalam film '' Asthram''. He acted in more than 50 Malayalam films. B ...

as Medayil Peter, Chandy's son * Suresh Krishna as Mukundan Menon, Keshava Menon's son *

Suraj Venjaramoodu Suraj Vasudevan (born 30 June 1976), professionally credited as Suraj Venjaramoodu, is an Indian actor, comedian, impressionist, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films, television and stage plays. He has acted in more than ...

Party member, Lonappan * V. K. Sreeraman as Minister Varadarajan *

Sona Nair Sona Nair is an Indian actress working mainly in Malayalam cinema who is also best known for her roles in television soaps. Personal life Sona Nair attended Al-Uthuman Higher Secondary School, Kazhakoottam, Trivandrum, where her mother was ...

as Thommi's sister *

K. P. A. C. Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha (10 March 1947 – 22 February 2022), was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. Considered one of the greatest ...

as Thommi's mother *Pallavi Narayanan as Thommi's niece *

Chali Pala Chalil Babykkuttan better known as Chali Pala is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is most known for playing supporting roles in Malayalam films. Biography Pala was born in Thiruvananthapuram. He debuted with the film ''Iyer t ...

as Williams *

Baiju Ezhupunna Baiju Ezhupunna is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (unio ...

as Stephen *Babu Swamy as Bahuleyan Pillai * P. Sreekumar as Vettichira Sadasivan *

Kollam Ajith Ajith Kollam (7 April 1962 – 5 April 2018) was an Indian actor, who predominantly appeared in Malayalam cinema. He had acted in more than 500 films in all South Indian languages. He mainly acted in villain roles. He acted in the Tamil movie ...

as Kunjappan *

T. P. Madhavan T. P. Madhavan (7 November 1935 – 9 October 2024) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He began acting at age 40 and appeared in over 600 films. Initially known for playing antagonistic roles, he transitioned t ...

as Govindan *

Prem Prakash Cherian Joseph, popularly known as Prem Prakash is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam television serials and a producer in Malayalam movies. He is mainly known for supporting roles and character roles. He has produced 19 Mala ...

as Charles *

Subair Subair (25 May 1962 – 18 August 2010) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema industry. He was part of Malayalam films for nearly two decades and acted in around 200 films. Personal life Subair was born in the village of Chokli, Thalasserry ...

as CI Basheer *

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as Abdullah *

Ponnamma Babu Ponnamma Babu is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in more than 300 films, TV serials and comedy shows. She made her debut in ''Padanayakan'' in 1996. Personal life Ponnamma was born to Mathai and ...

as Gomati

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deepak Dev.

References

External links

* * 2006 films 2000s Malayalam-language films {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub