Balram vs. Tharadas

Balram vs. Tharadas
Balram vs. Tharadas
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Directed by	I. V. Sasi
Written by	T. Damodaran; S. N. Swamy
Produced by	Liberty Basheer
Starring	Mammootty; Katrina Kaif; Gowri Madhu; Mukesh; Siddique
Cinematography	Sanjeev Shankar
Edited by	P.C.Mohanan
Music by	Jassie Gift
Production; company	Liberty Royal Productions
Release date	April 28, 2006 (India);
Running time	162 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹18 crore

Balram vs. Tharadas is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by I.V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran and S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty in the titular dual role, with Katrina Kaif, Mukesh and Siddique. It was a crossover sequel of the films Athirathram and Inspector Balram. Mammootty plays dual roles as police officer Balram and underworld don Tharadas, reprising his roles from the 1991 film Inspector Balram (also from Aavanazhi, its prequel) and 1984's Athirathram.^[2] The film is the only Malayalam film of Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif.^[3]

Plot

A large cache of arms is discovered in the land belonging to the local businessman Hussein Sahib. On investigation, Inspector Varma finds that Hussein Sahib has no idea about this, but the land was used by someone called Anali Bhaskaran. The Inspector, along with his colleagues Sudhakaran goes to arrest Bhaskaran, but they are given a good fight. As the police are being beaten, the screen alternates between a police jeep appearing on the scene and Anali Bhaskaran trying to stab people. Suddenly a hand appears in the scene and beats Bhaskaran.

He is still the same no-nonsense arrogant person, Balram, who is now a DSP who follows his heterodox ways of investigation. Anali Bhaskaran reveals under interrogation that Hussein Sahib's son Salim is involved in this. Hussein Sahib says that his son left the house sometime back, and he has no idea where he is. Then at this point, it starts raining characters as if it is the start of monsoon season.

In a span of few minutes, we get three villains, MLA Rani, a DGP, Balram's boss, DYSP George, Policewoman Dakshayani, a Chief Minister, a minister called Mustafa, Srini, the editor of a yellow journal, and a policeman called Ummar. Balram concludes that Tharadas was behind all this, and the scene switches to Dubai.

After beating his associate, Tharadas meets the minister Mustafa and does some business. He also wants a favor from the minister. He wants a ring to be passed to his girlfriend Supriya, who is an actress. Once the people and linkages are established, the game is set in motion in an even faster pace. Balram concludes that the only way to trap Tharadas is to arrest Supriya. As expected, Tharadas lands in Kerala and takes on Balram, and tries to stop the actions of Balram. In the end, Tharadas shoots down DYSP George who was one of his ally who had turned against him, and this is witnessed by Balram, after which Tharadas surrenders to Balram.

Cast

Mammootty in a dual role as:
- DYSP Balram (reprising the role from Inspector Balram)
- Tharadas (reprising the role from Athirathram (film))
Katrina Kaif as Supriya Menon
Mukesh as CI Satheesh Varma
Vani Viswanath as MLA Rani Mathew
Siddique as DYSP George
Prem Prakash as Nandakumar, Chief Minister of Kerala
Jagadish as ASI Sudhakaran
Augustine as SI Ummer
Kunchan as SI Radhakrishnan aka "Samshayam" Vasu
Kalpana as SI Dakshayani
Gowri Madhu as Vaduthala Valsala
Devan as DGP Madhavadas IPS, State Police Chief
Abu Salim as CI Kasim
Akhila as Jyothi, IB officer (fake)
Sreenivasan as Sreeni
Kundara Johny as DYSP Alex George, Anti Terrorist Squad
Rizabawa as Hussain Sahib
Spadikam George as Sunderashan
Subair as Minister Musthafa
Sadiq as Rafeeq
Rajmohan Unnithan as a Politician
Sreenath as Jayakrishnan, Customs officer
Anil Murali as Williams
Arun as Salim Sahib
Santhosh Jogi as Shivankutty
Mohan Raj as Anali Bhaskaran
Chandra Lakshman as Shanimol, Salim's wife
Ponnamma Babu as Hussien Sahib's wife
Sukumari as Alex's mother
Ambika Mohan as Alex's wife
Poornima Anand as Radhakrishnan's wife
Kulappulli Leela as Narayani (guest appearance)
Afsal as himself in the song "Mathapoove.." (guest appearance)
Anwar Sadat as himself in the song "Mathapoove.." (guest appearance)
Rimi as herself in the song "Mathapoove.." (guest appearance)

Music

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Maathapoove"	Gireesh Puthenchery	Jassie Gift, Anwar Sadath, Afsal, Girish, Rimi Tomy	4:03
2.	"Neelathadaakangalo (Female)"	Kaithapram	Delsy Ninan	4:09
3.	"Neelathadaakangalo (Male)"	Kaithapram	K.J. Yesudas	4:09

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Jassie Gift.

Production

It was a big budget film at that time, made at a cost above ₹18 crore (equivalent to ₹64 crore or US$7.6 million in 2023).

Release

The film was released on 28 April 2006. The film got a strong opening figures.^[4]

References

^ "'Balram Vs Taradas' in March!". Sify. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "A crime thriller from I.V. The film was released in 90 theatres worldwide. Sasi". The Hindu. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^ "'Balram Vs Taradas' in March!". Sify. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "The Hindu : Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Reign of the superstars". 17 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

External links

Balram vs. Tharadas at IMDb

[1] "'Balram Vs Taradas' in March!". Sify. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[2] "A crime thriller from I.V. The film was released in 90 theatres worldwide. Sasi". The Hindu. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

[3] "'Balram Vs Taradas' in March!". Sify. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[4] "The Hindu : Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Reign of the superstars". 17 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

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