''Shivam'' is a 2002 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 ...
-language
action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...
directed by
Shaji Kailas, written by
B. Unnikrishnan and produced by
Menaka under the production banner
Revathy Kalamandhir.
Biju Menon appears in the leading role as Bhadran K. Menon, a tough police officer, who is on a fight against Medayil Devarajan, a smuggler-cum-politician (
Sai Kumar).
Kausalya
Kausalya () is the senior queen-consort of Kosala in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. She is the mother of Rama, the titular hero of the epic, and the senior wife of Dasharatha, who ruled Kosala from its capital of Ayodhya.
In some later acco ...
,
Ratheesh
Ratheesh (1954–2002) was an Indian actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He performed villainous roles during the 1990s. He had acted in 158 films with dir ...
,
Vijayakumar Rajan P. Dev,
N. F. Varghese,
Subair,
T. P. Madhavan, Baburaj, and
Babu Namboothiri appears in other prominent roles.
The film was based on the true story of man named Shivam Kapoor. As it was produced at a very small budget within a short period, this film was successful in covering the production cost.
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Cast
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Biju Menon as CI Bhadran K. Menon
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Sai Kumar as Medayil Devarajan
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Nandini as Dr Gayathri
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Vijayakumar as Constable Rasheed
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Murali as Sudhakaran MP
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Ratheesh
Ratheesh (1954–2002) was an Indian actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He performed villainous roles during the 1990s. He had acted in 158 films with dir ...
as Umman Koshi
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NF Varghese
Nadakkaparambil Francis Varghese (6 January 1950 – 19 June 2002) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam film industry. He began his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, acting in minor roles, but later he turned to strong villain r ...
as Constable Sukumaran Nair
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Rajan P. Dev as S.I Eapen
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Baburaj as Medayil Ashokan
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Babu Namboothiri as Kumarji
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Subair as Sadanandan
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James as Constable Varghese
* Ambika Nair
* Baby Indu
* Jayashankar
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Jijoy Rajagopal as Francis
* Master Arun
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P. Balachandran as Padmanabhan
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Paravoor Ramachandran as Somarajan
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TP Madhavan as Yashodharan
* Praseetha Menon
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Gopika Anil
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Subhash Nair Subhash may refer to:
People
* Subhash Agarwal, Indian professional player and coach of English billiards and snooker
* Subhash Awchat (born 1960), Indian artist and author based in Mumbai
* Subhash Bapurao Wankhede (born 1963), Indian politician ...
References
External links
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2002 films
2000s Malayalam-language films
Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police
Films directed by Shaji Kailas
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