''College Days'' is a 2010 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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written and directed by G. N. Krishnakumar. The film stars

Indrajith Sukumaran Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1979) is an Indian actor and playback singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of actor Prithviraj Sukum ...

and

Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1967) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over ...

in pivotal roles. The film received mixed reviews from the critics and the audience. The script and the performances of Indrajith, Biju Menon and Jagathy Sreekumar were praised where as the cast, screenplay and direction were criticised.

Plot

The movie opens with the sequences of first year medical student Athira pushed to death by a notorious gang of five, led by the State Minister Ramakrishnan's son Satheesh. But with the influential system and false testimony of the college principal, the wicked gang is let free and is allowed to continue with their studies. The gang includes Satheesh, Joe Joseph, Anu Ramachanran, Rakhi and Anand. After the titles, the movie moves on to another fresh year with the same gang continuing with their menacing activities. In arrives Rohit Menon from

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, to do House Surgency in the same college, who enters into a tussle with the group from day one. The baddies now plot many plans to corner him and get him evacuated from the college but each of them misfires and now they are into one big plot that is sure to kick him out. But this time, something goes haywire and Rohit is killed. The gang somehow buries him in the hostel premises, but the Commissioner Sudeep Hariharan who is after the case is more than intimidating for them to handle. Each one in the group gets mysteriously killed by Rohit's supposed spirit. Joe gets killed in an anatomy lab, by hanging; Rakhi gets beaten to death in a forest; Anand is tied up and left on the road, where a truck runs over him; Anu is killed in a hospital using a scalpel. Satheesh is suspected for these murders. He gets arrested for Rohit's murder but gets released on bail after a false evidence given by a police officer, who is Satheesh's man. That night Sudeep catches them and confirms that Satheesh's fate will be the same. After many twist and turns, Sudeep discovers that Rohit is alive and arrests him from Satheesh's house where Rohit was trying to kill him. On questioning, Rohit reveals that his real name is Anantha Krishnan and the real Rohit died in an accident years ago. He also admits that he had murdered Satheesh's friends on purpose. Digging deeper, Sudeep gets to know Rohit's flashback where it is revealed that Athira, who had been pushed to death by Satheesh and gang, was actually Rohit's love interest. On the night of her death, she was speaking to Rohit in phone and kept it connected, where Rohit witnessed her last breath. From then on, his mind was only up for revenge and the tussle that happened between him and the gang was planned by him to infuriate them. Sudeep understands Rohit's plight and ensures him justice he deserves. However, Rohit takes a vow to kill Satheesh. The next day, Rohit is taken to Satheesh by the policeman, who were Satheesh's right hand man. After a prolonged fight, Rohit, despite warning from Sudeep, kills Satheesh by throwing him down a bridge. Sudeep and his team stay helpless. Rohit, though convinced that his revenge is finally done, he surrenders to Sudeep.

Cast

as Rohit Menon (fake)/ Anantha Krishnan *

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Sudeep Hariharan IPS *Rayan Raj as Satheesh Ramakrishnan * Sandhya as Anu Ramachandran *

Dhanya Mary Varghese Dhanya Mary Varghese is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema and television. Her notable television appearances include Deivathinte Swantham Devootty, Seetha Kalyanam (TV series) and Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4). Early ...

as Rakhi *Sajith Raj as Anand *

Govind Padmasoorya Govind Padmasoorya (born 16 June 1987), popularly known by his initials GP, is an Indian actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema and Telugu films. He made his debut in the movie ''Atayalangal'' directed by M. G. Sasi which won 5 Kerala Stat ...

as Joe Joseph *

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar Achary (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four deca ...

as Philip Pothen, College Principal * Saikumar as Minister Ramakrishnan, Satheesh's father *

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 ...

as Shine Raj (Munthirippadam) *Priya Nair as Amala * Abu Salim as CI Habeeb *Appa Haja as SI Vijayakumar *

Dinesh Panicker Dinesh Panicker is an Indian film producer, actor and Television producer, TV producer. He entered the film industry in 1989 by producing ''Kireedam (1989 film), Kireedam'', a critically acclaimed and commercially successful film. He went on to ...

as Ramachandran, Anu's father *

Geetha Vijayan Geetha Vijayan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam movies, a few Tamil and Hindi movies. She debuted in the 1990 Malayalam comedy- thriller film ''In Harihar Nagar''. She has since acted in more than 150 Malayalam movies and in some ...

as Malathi, Satheesh's mother *

Lishoy Lishoy is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films and television. Personal life Originally from Thrissur, Lishoy gained popularity as a stage actor in professional theaters, such as Kazhimpram Theaters. Later he emigrated to Muscat for ...

as Joseph, Joe's father *

Mohan Jose Mohan Jose is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 100 films. He came into the movie industry portraying villains and later began acting in different comedy and character roles. He is the son of singer and actor Pappu ...

as Manavalan Mathai *

Chembil Ashokan Chembil Ashokan is an actor in the Malayalam film industry. He has appeared in various roles in Malayalam cinema including '' Money Ratnam'' (2014). Early life and career Ashokan is from Chempu near Vaikom and was a neighbor of Mammootty. He ...

as MLA Keshavan Kutty *

Vijay Menon Vijay Menon is an Indian actor, editor, director and dubbing artist in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages. He mainly handles in character roles and supporting roles. He has won Kerala State Film Awa ...

as Dr. Ravindranath KN *

Sasi Kalinga V. Chandrakumar, better known by his stage name Sasi Kalinga, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in '' Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha'' (2009), '' Pranchiyettan & the Saint'' (2010), ''Indian Rupee ...

as Mortuary Mohanan *

Venu Nagavally Venu Nagavally (16 April 1949 – 10 September 2010) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam film industry. He has directed 12 films. Son of writer, commentator, and broadcaster Nagavally R. S. Kuru ...

as Rohit Menon's father *

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as the real Rohit Menon (photo presence) *

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* Bhama Kalapam (disambiguation) * ...

as Athira (

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)

Production

The film was shot during June 2010.

Soundtrack

Music by Ronnie Raphael.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "''College Days'' could be a classic case of not using the resources well. One gets the feeling that if it was approached with more passion and discipline, it could have been a nicer movie".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt8202710 Indian thriller films