''Rakshasa Rajavu'' () is a 2001 Indian

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written and directed by

Vinayan T. G. Vinayakumar, professionally credited as Vinayan, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, and lyricist, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He has directed 40 Malayalam films and 4 Tami ...

and starring

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...

in the lead role along with

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, Vijayakumar, Rajan P. Dev,

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, and

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. The film was released on 31 August 2001 and was subsequently dubbed in Telugu and Tamil as ''Commissioner Rudrama Naidu'' and ''Commissioner Eeswara Paandiyan''. Rakshasa Rajavu movie is the first time

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and Gore was used in a Malayalam movie.

Plot

Ramanathan is a city police commissioner with a difference. The murder of his wife makes him take the law into his own hands as he gets no support from the various people he meets in this regard. He is always assisted by his subordinate SP Gopakumar who admires Ramanathan for his honest and truthful behavior. He brings to justice the wrongdoers even though he accepts bribes. He follows the policy of ''

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'' a renowned real-life robber: taking from the rich and giving it to the poor. He also funds an orphanage for mentally disabled children. Appu is in love with Daisy, the daughter of Attuva Antony, a wealthy and rich politician. Daisy is under house arrest when her relationship comes to the knowledge of her father. Appu manages to meet her secretly. One day, Daisy's whole family is murdered as a result of a burglary. But she survives and becomes in coma. Appu is accused of the murder and arrested. The rest of the story explains how Ramanathan saves Appu by proving his innocence and reveals the person who killed all of Daisy's family members for money & power.

Cast

as City Police Commissioner T.Ramanathan IPS *

as Appu *

as Excise / Education Minister Gunasekharan, first antagonist *

as Meera, Chief Minister's daughter and Ramanathan's Love Interest *

as Daisy Antony, Appu's Love Interest * Vijayakumar as SP Gopakumar IPS * Rajan P. Dev as Finance Minister Attuva Avarachan *

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Gomas Alexander IPS, third antagonist * Suresh Krishna as Mohammed Ibrahim (Voiceover by

), second antagonist *

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as DGP S. S. Pillai IPS, State Police Chief * Janardhanan as Chief Minister, Meera's Father *

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Pathrose *

as Attuva Antony / Antonichan, Daisy's Father *

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as Kochukuttan, Appu's Friend *

as Kashi Muthashi, Appu's Grandmother * Manya as Malathi *

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as CI Rajan *

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as DYSP Siddharthan *

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as Doctor Issac *

Machan Varghese M. L. Varghese, (1960 – 3 February 2011) popularly known by stage name Machan Varghese, was a Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan (house of arts) and debuted as an actor through '' ...

as Poulose, Avarachan's PA *

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as Ponnachan's Brother *

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as Thommikunju Antony, Daisy's Younger Brother *Manka Mahesh as Mary Antony, Daisy's Mother * Suchithra Murali as Ramanathan's Wife (Cameo) *Priyanka Anoop as Kalyani, Antony's House Servant *Devi Chandana as Doctor Maya, Meera's Friend *Meenakshi Sunil as Annie Antony, Daisy's Elder Sister * Baburaj as Gunda *

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as Gunashekharan's Henchmen, Aattuva killer *

Narayanankutty Narayanan Kutty or Kalabhavan Narayanankutty is a Malayalam film actor. He has acted in more than 300 films. He handles mainly comedy roles. Background Narayanan Kutty was born Ernakulam. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan ...

as Sub Inspector of Police *

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as C. A. Sebastian's Wife *Deepika Mohan as Party Member

Release

The film was released on 31 August 2001. It was the second release of director Vinayan after Karumadikkuttan which was released in April 2001.

Box office

The film was a megahit and ran for over 100 days in theatres.

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{Vinayan 2000s Malayalam-language films Fictional portrayals of police departments in India Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police Indian crime action films Films shot in Kolkata 2000s masala films Films directed by Vinayan Films scored by Mohan Sithara 2001 action films 2001 films