''Crime Branch'' is a 1990 Indian

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-language film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars

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 ...

, Innocent, P. C. George and

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. The film has musical score by MG Radhakrishnan.

Plot

The village temple nearby is a bar, which is run by rich and influential Pushkaran Muthalali. Pushkaran's son Shaji tries to attack Ambujam, but this is stopped by Mukundan Nair and Arasan. Arasan, being a home minister, is close to Pushkaran Muthalali. Now Mukundan, supported by the public, do a protest to stop the bar. Pushkaran Muthalali tries in all ways to stop the protest, but Mukundan won't give up till the bar is closed. Now inspector Susheelan conspires with Pushkaran Muthalali and Arasan to create a fight near the protest area and thus police can arrest everybody. The plan works well at the protest area, where the bar gundas throw glass bottles near the protest area and this provokes Babu and people. A fight happens. Police come and arrest all. Mukundan is also arrested, but becomes ill and gets admitted to hospital. Now again, is a conspiracy to kill Mukundan. At hospital, Pushkaran Muthalali tells Mukundan that he is closing the bar. By evening, Mukundan develops chest pain and body weakness and vomits out blood. Mukundan tells Ambujam that he is poisoned by giving lime juice. The scene shifts to a sudden hearing of Mukundan's death by heart attack as this news is spread everywhere by cunning Arasan. Later, Ambujam is seen hospitalised. Babu and Sunitha visit Ambujam, who is not responding. Now in Pushkaran's area, Pushkaran Muthalali gives 10000Rs to Dr Suny and says not to tell anybody and that his family will be freed now. Dr Suny accepts and takes leave for a few days. Ambujam replies to Babu that Mukundan was poisoned. Babu and Sunitha file a case in Crime branch. Balchandran, with assistant from Alex and Narendra are appointed. Alex, a forensic department staffer, recognises poisoning from the cremated body remains. Balchandran gets a confession from the head nurse of hospital that it was poisoning by giving slow poison in the glucose drip. Balchandran now asks Arasan to be in their office for an enquiry. Now Pushkaran Muthalali tells Balachandran that Balachandran's sister Sunitha and Babu are in love. Balchandran at house see Sunitha and Babu coming together, beats Sunitha and threatens Babu to get out. Later, Balchandran fixes the marriage of Sunitha. On the day before marriage, Sunitha and Babu plan to run away. But Balchandran catches Babu and in the dark, a fight occurs. Next day, Babu is shown dead at a riverside. Here, Sunitha tells Inspector Susheelan that Balachandran has killed. Inspector Susheelan arrests Balachandran and at the same time, Pujapu Ravi destroys strong evidence which was to be submitted to the IG. Later, Balachandran is sentenced to life imprisonment. Balachandran escapes from jail. Balachandran catches Arasan, who says it was poisoning and only Pushkaran knows. Next, Shaji is caught where a fight occurs and Pushkaran comes at last and surrenders. Finally, constable Shankaran Pillai tells that Susheelan has killed Babu for catching Susheelan while attempting to rape Ambujam. Balachandran fights and defeats Susheelan. Now the Crime branch chief and others come and arrest everybody.

Cast

as Alex *P. C. George as Crime Branch SP *

as Nurse Leelamma * Rohini as Sunitha * Santhosh as Shaji *

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as CI Balachandran *James *

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as Ambujam *

Sukumaran E. P. P. Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films. Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. He was considered one o ...

as SI Susheelan *

Bahadoor Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), better known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films, primarily in comedic roles. He, along with Adoor Bhasi, were the two major comedians in Malayalam ...

as Mukundan Nair * Janardhanan as Charukeshan * Lalithasree as Mathilakam Kamalamma *

M. G. Soman M. G. Soman (28 October 1941 – 12 December 1997) was an Indian actor and former Indian Air Force officer who appeared in Malayalam films. He was one among the leading star actors doing hero roles in Malayalam Cinema during the late 1970s and ...

as Pushkaran *

Poojappura Ravi Raveendran Nair (28 October 1936 – 18 June 2023), known by his stage name Poojappura Ravi, was an Indian actor who primarily performed comedy roles in Malayalam films. Career Poojappura Ravi was a stage actor and was a part of the drama ...

as PC Sankara Pilla *Ragini as Sarala's wife *

Santhakumari Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur tow ...

as Lakshmiyamma * Vijayaraghavan as Babu *

Vincent Vincent (Latin: ''Vincentius'') is a masculine given name originating from the Roman name ''Vincentius'', which itself comes from the Latin verb ''vincere'', meaning "to conquer." People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003) ...

as Anandan *Prince as Prince * Bobby Kottarakkara * Kanakalatha as Adv Latha *

KPAC Sunny K. P. A. C. Sunny (18 April 1934 – 18 April 2006) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He acted in more than 400 Malayalam films. He occupied the movie industry for four decades. Background Sunny was born as Sunny D'Cruz in Chavara, then ...

as Doctor

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan and the lyrics were written by Chunakkara Ramankutty.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0353323 1990 films 1990s Malayalam-language films 1990s Indian films