Red Indians is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Sunil and written by Sankaranarayanan from a story by Sunil. It stars Vijayaraghavan, Vikram and Preetha Vijayakumar.[1]
Red Indians | |
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Directed by | Sunil |
Screenplay by | Sankaranarayanan |
Story by | Sunil |
Dialogues by | Sunil |
Produced by | Bachan Kunjumon |
Starring | Vijayaraghavan Vikram Preetha Vijayakumar |
Cinematography | Tony |
Edited by | P. C. Mohanan |
Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
Production company | M & M International |
Distributed by | M & M Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 173 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Plot
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A forest smuggle named Wayanadan, lives in the jungle and smuggles sandalwood. He is also involved with other anti-social behaviour and forest controlling activities like robberies, dacoity, murders and drug pedalling. He consequently kidnaps an electrician Rahul and takes him to the jungle, forcing him to teach him how to make explosives. Rahul refuses to help create bombs and is subsequently falsely accused of murder. The rest of the story is about how Rahul proves his innocence to police investigators.
Cast
edit- Vijayaraghavan as ACP Ravisankar IPS
- Preetha Vijayakumar as Preetha
- Vikram as Rahul
- Mohan Raj as Hyder Marakkyar
- Charanraj as Jacky/Jackson
- Vimalraj as Kazhuku Maruthu
- Baburaj as Jumbo Sankar
- Abu Salim as Pokken
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Wayanadan
- Captain Raju as Commissioner
- Manjula Vijayakumar as Matha Mayadevi
- Devan as CI Harisankar
- Suvarna Mathew as Maya Harisankar
- Prathapachandran as Dr. Madhavadas
- Alphonsa as Item dancer
- Tamil version
Soundtrack
edit- Malayalam version
Soundtrack was composed by S. P. Venkatesh.[2]
- Hoyyare Hoyyare - Sujatha, Sindhu
- I Love You - Anuradha Sriram, Sriram
- Kannadipuzha - Biju Narayanan
- Pakalmazha Pozhiyumoru - Chitra, Unnikrishnan
- Tamil version
Tamil version contains new set of songs composed by Adithyan.
- Gang Gang - Yugendran
- Elukondala - Manikka Vinayagam
- Izhutha - Lavanya
- Bhangra - Malgudi Subha
Release
editThe film was originally released in Malayalam in December 1999; later it was dubbed and re-released in Tamil as Thilak with two reshot songs and a comedy track featuring Vivek in June 2004.[3] It was also dubbed and released in Telugu under the same name.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Red Indians (2001)". Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Red Indians songs download". Raaga. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Vikram's Thilak - Preview". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Red Indians: Due in Feb". Screen. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.