Commissioner (film)

Commissioner
VCD cover
Directed by	Shaji Kailas
Produced by	M. Mani
Written by	Ranji Panicker
Starring	Suresh Gopi Ratheesh Vijayaraghavan Shobana M. G. Soman Rajan P. Dev Ganesh Kumar Bheeman Raghu
Music by	Rajamani
Cinematography	Dinesh Baboo
Editing by	L. Bhoominathan
Studio	Sunitha Productions
Distributed by	Aroma Release (Kerala)
Release date(s)	1994
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Commissioner is a 1994 Malayalam crime-thriller film produced by M. Mani, written by Ranji Panicker, directed by Shaji Kailas, and starring Suresh Gopi as Police Commissioner Bharath Chandran. The film also stars Ratheesh, Vijayaraghavan, Shobana, M. G. Soman, Rajan P. Dev, Ganesh Kumar, and Bheeman Raghu. The background score was composed by Rajamani and the cinematography was by Dinesh Baboo.

The film was dubbed in Telugu as Police Commissioner. On release, the film broke several collection records and completed a run of 200 days. It is treated as a cult classic in the Malayalam film industry.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, Shaji Kailas announced a sequel for the film, titled King & Commissioner, in which Mammootty and Suresh Gopi were supposed to reprise their roles from the films The King (1995) and Commissioner.

Plot

The films opens with Bharathchandran (Suresh Gopi), the city police commissioner busting a smuggling gang while dealing with gold costing Rs five crores. Known for his hot tempered and aggressive nature, Bharathchandran is feared by many in political and criminal circles alike. His mentor in the department is Balachandran (M.G. Soman), the IG of police, who is also a fatherly figure for him. In the meantime, Justice Mahendran (Karamana Janardanan Nair), who is investigating the Poonthura communal riots gets killed brutally at his residence. Justice Mahendran was supposed to present his investigation report, which had serious allegations against Rajan Felix (Rajan P. Dev) and Menon (N. F. Varghese), two senior I.G.s of Kerala Police. The master brain behind the communal riot was Mohan Thomas (Ratheesh), a Delhi based business tycoon, with strong political clout both at state and center. Mohan Thomas is also involved in several notorious criminal activities including smuggling of fake currency, drugs and deadly weapons. Bharathchandran is assigned the investigation of the death of Justice Mahendran. He is assisted by Prasad (K. B. Ganesh Kumar) and Ikbal (Vijayaraghavan), two young officers, both with same aggressiveness in nature. Bharathchandran, in his investigation finds out serious involvements of Mohan Thomas and his younger brother Sunny Thomas. In the attempts to reach out Mohan Thomas, Bharath arrests Srilatha Varma, a lawyer who is now also a mistress of Mohan Thomas. But she gets brutally murdered at a hotel elevator, thus leaving no evidence left against Mohan Thomas. Bharath then arrests both Rajan Felix and Menon, who reveals several shocking information against Mohan Thomas. In an attempt to arrest Wilfred Vincent Baston (Bheeman Raghu), a Goa based hitman, Ikbal gets murdered sinisterly. Bharatchandran, in retaliation kills Vincent and then Mohan Thomas, by taking law in his own hands.

Theatrical response

The film was released in April, 1994, and was a mega hit in theaters. It established Suresh Gopi as a prominent star in Malayalam cinema. Its audio track, with its dialogues was also high in demand. When dubbed and released in Andhra Pradesh as Police Commissioner, it emerged as an all-time blockbuster in Telugu cinema surpassing the combined records of three Chiranjeevi films released during the time.

A sequel to this film, Bharathchandran I.P.S., was released in 2005, directed by Renji Panicker, which was also a mega hit.

Trivia

• Commissioner, on its release in 1994, broke several collection records and was the biggest hit of the year.
• Like many of Shaji Kailas-Renji Panicker movies, this film also had no songs.
• A sequel to this film was released in 2005. Bharathchandran I.P.S. was also the directorial debut of Renji Panicker. It also ended as a huge hit.
• Ratheesh, who had almost given up acting for a few years, made a successful comeback with this film.
• The camerawork was done by Dinesh Baboo and editing by L. Bhoominathan. Rajamani composed the background score, while Boban was the art director.

Cast

• Suresh Gopi ... Bharathchandran I.P.S
• Ratheesh ... Mohan Thomas
• Vijayaraghavan ... Mohammad Iqbal
• K. B. Ganesh Kumar ... Prasad
• Shobana ... Indu
• M. G. Soman ... Balachandran Nair
• Rajan P. Dev ... Rajan Philip
• N. F. Varghese ... Menon
• Bheeman Raghu ... Wilfred Vincent Bastin
• Baiju ... Sunny Thomas
• Ravi Vallathol ... K. M. Varghese
• Karamana Janardanan Nair ... Justice Mahendran
• Chitra ... Sreelatha Varma
• Maniyanpilla Raju ... Gopinathan
• Priyanka ... Susheela
• Augustine ... Vattappara Peethambaran
• Kollam Thulasi ... Home Minister
• Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair ... Kunjurama Kurup
• Sathar ... Bobby
• K. P. A. C. Sunny ... Kunju Moytheen Sahib
• Sadiq ... Police Officer
• Ranji Panicker ... Journalist
• Biju Pappan ... Goonda

References

External links

Commissioner at the Internet Movie Database