''Cover Story'' is a 2000 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 revenge

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directed by G. S. Vijayan, written by

B. Unnikrishnan Unnikrishnan Bhaskaran Pillai (born 14 August 1970), known mononymously as B Unnikrishnan, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, distributor and exhibitor who works in the Malayalam film industry. Early life Unnikrishnan. B. was born on 14 ...

and produced by

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under the production banner

Revathy Kalamandhir Revathy Kalamandhir is an Indian film production company based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was founded in 1993 by producer G. Suresh Kumar. The company is run by Suresh Kumar and his wife actress Menaka. They have produced more than 15 ...

. Starring

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 ...

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 ...

, Tabu and Siddique. The film has soundtrack composed by

Sharreth Sujith Vasudevan I (born 3 October 1969), professionally credited as Sharreth, is an Indian music director and singer. He predominantly composes film scores and songs for Malayalam films, but has also composed many songs for the Tamil, Telugu an ...

Plot

Jasmine Khan is a

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, who wears

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due to vision problems. She is very friendly with her next-door neighbour Chandrashekar Menon, a retired

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with a haunted past. Jasmine meets Vijay, a

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and the executive director of ''True Vision'' who is on a mission to eliminate corruption through Media Channel. During a

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night, Menon is killed by a mysterious man, who is seen but not recognized by Jasmine, as she was not wearing contact lenses at that time. Vijay's close friend and college mate ACP Anand suspects Jasmine in Menon's murder as retired DGP R.V. Thampuran was also killed in her presence in a

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, but is unable to prove due to Vijay's interference and lack of evidence. The investigation for the true killer begins as Anand tries to find the real killer. Soon, Jasmine indetnifies the killer as Vijay. What are Vijay's true motives behind the killings form the rest of the plot.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 4 songs, all composed by

. with lyrics by

Gireesh Puthenchery Girish Puthenchery was a noted Malayalam lyricist, poet, scriptwriter and screenwriter, esteemed for his pivotal role as a lyricist in Malayalam cinema. He was often hailed as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam and was admired for his uniqu ...

Reception

A critic from ''indiainfo.com'' wrote that "If you are looking for fiery speeches, action packed fights, innovative camera angles or great music then you can give this film a skip". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Despite good performances by most of the artists, the plot or rather the treatment seems to be rather unconvincing".https://web.archive.org/web/20040131073211/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=6007625&ctid=5&cid=2428

References

External links

* 2000 films 2000s Malayalam-language films 2000 action thriller films Films directed by G. S. Vijayan Indian action thriller films Films scored by Sharreth Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police Films about journalism Films about journalists {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub