''Janathipathyam'' (English: Democracy) is a 1997 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...
film, directed by K. Madhu and produced by M Mani. The film stars
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his act ...
,
Urvashi
Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and '' Puranic'' s ...
,
Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon ( ml, ബാലചന്ദ്ര മേനോൻ) (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in over 100. ...
and
Vani Viswanath
Vani Viswanath (born 13 May 1971) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films. In 2000, Vani won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in '' Susanna'', directed by T. V. Chandra ...
in lead roles.
Plot
The movie opens with the communist party winning the state election in
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...
, but the Chief Ministerial candidate has lost the election. The party chief proposes the name of Ramadevan Nayanar aka RD Nayanar (Suresh Gopi), a former Kerala cadre IPS officer, who resigned from the service due to the influence of the villains, including some in the police -IGP Kaimal (T.P. Madhavan) and DGP Pillai (Rajan. P. Dev) and MP Gopinathan and some other political and business tycoons. RD returns to Kerala from
Calcutta
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and takes over as the Chief Minister, after which he uses his powers to take down his enemies with the help of his wife Indira IAS (Urvashi), and his former colleagues in the police force.
Cast
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Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his act ...
as
SSP
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Arts and entertainment
* Silversun Pickups, an American alternative rock band
*Super Sonic Power, a line of toys by Kenner Products in the 1970s
Companies
*E. W. Scripps Company, stock symbol
*SSP Grou ...
Chief Minister
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of
Kerala
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*
Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon ( ml, ബാലചന്ദ്ര മേനോൻ) (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in over 100. ...
Inspector General
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Australia
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*
Vani Viswanath
Vani Viswanath (born 13 May 1971) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films. In 2000, Vani won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in '' Susanna'', directed by T. V. Chandra ...
Urvashi
Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and '' Puranic'' s ...
as
District Collector
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Indira Menon
IAS IAS may refer to:
Science
* Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
* Image Analysis & Stereology, the official journal of the International Society for Stereology & Image Analysis.
* Iowa Archeological Society, Uni ...
, wife of RD Nayanar
*Aroma Sunilkumar as CI Xavier Idikkula
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Maniyanpilla Raju
Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam:മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.SI Abootty
* Rajan P. Dev as DGP Padmanabhan Pillai IPS
* Devan as Vishakom Thirunal Prathapa Varma of Ilyaidathu Kovilakom
* Saikumar as K.Gopinathan Menon
* Thikkurussi Sukumaran Nair as Valiya Thirumeni of Ilyaidathu Kovilakom
*
Karamana Janardhanan Nair
Karamana Janardanan Nair (25 July 1936 – 24 April 2000) was a Malayalam film actor, who was active during the 1980s and 1990s. He was especially known for his character roles. He won wide acclaim especially for the role of the protagonis ...
as Kannan Menon, Party Leader
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Shivaji
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as Thirumulpadu
*
KPAC Sunny
K. P. A. C. Sunny (1934–2006) 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, Kollam on 18 April 1934 ...
as Moosakutty K.H
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Poojappura Ravi
Raveendran Nair, known by his stage name Poojappura Ravi is an Indian actor, primarily concentrating in Malayalam films doing comedy roles. He was a stage actor and was a part of ''Kalanilyam Drama Vision'', the famous drama institution. He sta ...
as Sathyan Nadar, Traffic police officer
* TP Madhavan as IG Kaimal IPS
*
Babu Namboothiri
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as Bhattathirippadu, Party Secretary
*
Kozhikode Narayanan Nair
Kozhikode Narayanan Nair is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema, who has acted in more than 300 films. He entered the "Malayalam" movie industry (Mollywood) through a drama troupe.
His first film was ''Aabhijathyam'' (1970), and he is also reme ...
as Musaliar
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Manju Pillai
Manju Pillai (born 11 May 1976) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television shows. She is best known for portraying comedic roles, but has also played character roles. She has won the Kerala State Television Award for K ...
as Thirumalpadu's wife
*
Aranmula Ponnamma
Aranmula Ponnamma (8 April 1914 – 21 February 2011) was a National Award winning Indian actress known for her roles as mother of the protagonist in numerous films in a career spanning over five decades. She is widely described as a mothe ...
as Thirumupadu's mother
*
Bobby Kottarakkara
Bobby Kottarakkara (11 March 1952 – 3 December 2000) was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He was born to Pareedkunju Ravuthar in Kottarakkara. He began his acting career on stage. He made his film debut with Mucheettukalikkaaran ...
as Cherian Issac, journalist
*Appa Haaja as Anantharaman
*Elias Babu as Agustine, Ex-
Chief Minister
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of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...
*
Ravi Vallathol
Ravi Vallathol (25 November 1952 25 April 2020) was an Indian actor, mainly noted for his acting in many famous serials, including the first serial in Malayalam.
Biography
He was born as the son of famous Drama legend T. N. Gopinathan Nair ...
as Justice Krishnanunni
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Jose Pellissery
Jose Pellissery (1950 – 5 December 2004) was an Indian film and theatre actor.
Biography
As an actor in Malayalam cinema, he played supporting roles in about 100 films. His 15-year film career included roles in such movies as '' Aadhaaram'' ...
as Bank Manager Eappachan
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Biyon
Byon V. K. (born 17 June 1982), professionally credited as Biyn, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema.
Early life and family
Biyon was born in Kozhikode to Sivasankar VK and Beena K. Byon Completed his schooling at Presentation Hi ...