Baba Kalyani (film)
| Baba Kalyani | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Written by | S. N. Swami |
| Produced by | Antony Perumbavoor |
| Starring | Mohanlal Mamta Mohandas Jagathy Sreekumar Biju Menon Sai Kumar Indrajith Sukumaran |
| Cinematography | Shaji Kumar |
| Edited by | Don Max |
| Music by | Alex Paul |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Baba Kalyani is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by S. N. Swami, starring Mohanlal in the title role. Produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas, it also features Biju Menon, Sai Kumar, Indrajith Sukumaran, Mamta Mohandas, and Jagathy Sreekumar in pivotal roles.[1] The film released on 15 December 2006 was a commercial success at the box office, becoming one of the top ten highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.[2]
Plot[]
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Following a tip from a small-time lodge owner, the ATS conducts a search at the rooms where a group of suspicious youths stayed. Baba Kalyani IPS, the head of ATS M3 division finds certain vital clues, which he wants to follow up. With the permission from Bose Ninan, the IG of police, Baba Kalyani arrives in Kochi. He is posted in the Law & Order department undercover with Thomas and a couple of ATS officers assisting him. All his men are newly inducted IPS officers.
At Kochi, Kalyani clashes with advocate Ashokan and Advocate Madhumitha, his daughter, who was his ex-girlfriend. A bundle of counterfeit currency is found at a local bank, which was transferred from the account of a charity organization run by Sait Issa Mohammed Haji, a respected businessman. Baba Kalyani reaches the residence of Issa Mohammed the same night, where Issa denies any knowledge about any hawala dealings in the state.
The cash was transferred from the account by Babu, Issa Mohammed's son-in-law, who is a college lecturer. Babu is king-pin of a terror organization in the state. He is with a bunch of young men had secretly undergone Jihadi training in Pakistan and is planning a massive explosion. But unaware of this, Issa supports him thinking Babu is a normal college lecturer busy with his own life.
One morning Issa arrives at Baba Kalyani's residence, informing about a group of suspicious young men recently seen at the nearby mosque. He also adds that the Muslyar of the mosque has some doubts regarding their activities. Baba Kalyani, along with Thomas and their group, conducts a raid at the house and gathers vital information. The house gets blown up, signing the storage of inflammable explosives. From the prints, maps and photographs, Baba Kalyani concludes that their next target is Palani, a divine pilgrimage center in South India.
He arrives at Palani along with his team, where he meets up Raghupathi, the IG of Tamil Nadu police. With the support of local police, Baba seizes the trucks in which the explosives were stored. Baba sends Issa Mohammed as a negotiator to Babu who was hiding along with a group of jihadis. But unwilling to give up the plan, Babu decides to shoot down Issa. The ATS team conducts a commando operation and shoots down the jihadis, aborting their plan. Baba patches up with Madhumitha, they are happily married.
Cast[]
- Mohanlal as ACP/SP Baba Kalyani IPS, Anti Terrorist Squad
- Indrajith as Zaheer Ahmed / Babu
- Biju Menon as CI Thomas, ATS
- Mamta Mohandas as Adv. Madhumitha
- Jagathy Sreekumar as SI Ramanan
- Siddique as DIG Raghupathi IPS
- Venu Nagavally as I.G Bose K Ninan IPS
- Sai Kumar as Issa Mohammed Haji
- Murali as Arackal Ashokan
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Meenakshiyamma
- Innocent as Parandan Devassy
- Shammi Thilakan as Adv. Thevalli Dineshan
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Police Officer Sundaram
- Saiju Kurup as Tahir
- Anil Murali as Yousuf
- Bindu Panicker as Mayor
- Vineeth Kumar as Santhosh
- Sadiq as Murali
- T. P. Madhavan as Prabhakaran
- Prem Prakash as DGP Mohandas
- P. Sreekumar as MLA Jayakumar
- Chali Pala as S.P Nair
- Biju Pappan as CI Sarath
- Narayanankutty as Police Constable
- Ambika Mohan as Women's Commission Member
- Ponnamma Babu as Women's Commission Member
- Rema Devi as Women's Commission Member
- Bindu Murali as Bose J. Ninan's wife
- Maya Moushmi as Ammini, Thomas's wife
- Reshmi Boban as Babu's Wife
- Joju George
- Ajay Jose as CI Fasal, ATS
- Kiran Raj as Terrorist
- Rajkumar Rajasekhar as S.I
Production[]
Shaji Kailas was supposed to direct another film with Mohanlal in the lead role. But due to certain reasons, the film did not start production and he asked S. N. Swami to do a script on urgent basis. The only song was written by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma and was composed by Alex Paul.
Soundtrack[]
| Baba Kalyan | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 12 February 2018 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 13:50 |
| Label | M.C. Audios & Videos |
The soundtrack for this movie was composed by Alex Paul while the lyrics were written by Sharath Vayalar.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dhana Chananana (Bit)" | - | |
| 2. | "Kai Niraye Vennatharam (M)" | G Venugopal | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Kai Niraye Vennatharam (F)" | Manjari | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Neelamizhi Peelikale" | Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Vidhu Prathap | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 13:50 | ||
References[]
- ^ "Baba Kalyani". 12 September 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (29 December 2006). "Superstars continue their reign". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
External links[]
- 2006 films
- Malayalam-language films
- 2006 crime thriller films
- 2000s Malayalam-language films
- Indian films
- Films about terrorism in India
- Indian crime thriller films
- Films shot in Palani
- Aashirvad Cinemas films
- Films shot in Kochi