''Balram vs. Tharadas'' is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by I.V. Sasi, written by

T. Damodaran T. Damodaran ( ml, ടി. ദാമോദരൻ; c. 1935 – 28 March 2012) was a screenwriter who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. Life Damodaran wrote the screenplays of films such as '' Angaadi'' (1980)'', Ahimsa'' (1981)'', John ...

and S. N. Swamy, and starring

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...

, Katrina Kaif, Mukesh and Siddique. It was a crossover sequel of the malayalam movies

Athirathram The Agnicayana ('; ) or Athirathram ( ml, അതിരാത്രം) is a category of advanced Śrauta rituals. After one has established the routine of the twice-daily routine of Agnihotra offerings and biweekly ''dara-purna-masa'' offerin ...

Inspector Balram ''Inspector Balram'' is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, scripted by T. Damodaran, and starring Mammootty. It is a sequel to the 1986 film ''Aavanazhi'' and was followed by a sequel, '' Balram vs. Taradas'', in 2006. The movie was ...

. Mammootty plays double roles as Balram and underworld don Tharadas, reprising his roles from the 1991 film ''

'' (also from ''Aavanazhi'', its prequel) and 1984's ''

''. The film is the only Malayalam film featuring popular Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif.

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 go 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 knife 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

DYSP DYSP (909 AM) Super Radyo is a radio station owned and operated by GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Netwo ...

Balram (an honest and upright police officer) and

Tharadas ''Athirathram'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by John Paul and starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Seema. Mammootty's character Tharadas re-appears in Sasi's 2006 film '' Balram vs. Tha ...

(a business tycoon and smuggler) * Katrina Kaif as Supriya Menon (Voice dubbed by Sreeja Ravi) * Mukesh as CI Satheesh Varma * Siddique as

George * Vani Viswanath as MLA Rani Mathew * Prem Prakash as Nandakumar, Chief Minister of Kerala * Jagadish as ASI Sudhakaran *

Kunchan Kunchan is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kunchan Nambiar Kunchan Nambiar was a prominent Malayalam poet of the 18th century (1705-1770). Apart from being a prolific poet, Nambiar is also famous as the originator of the da ...

as SI Radhakrishnan * Devan as DGP Madhavadas IPS, State Police Chief * Abu Salim as CI Kasim * Augustine as SI Ummer * Kalpana as SI Dakshayani *Akhila as Jyothi, IB officer (fake) * Sreenivasan as Sreeni * Kundara Johny as

Alex George, Anti Terrorist Squad * Rizabawa as Hussain Sahib * Spadikam George as Sunderashan *

Subair Subair (25 May 1962 – 18 August 2010) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema industry. He was part of Malayalam films for nearly two decades and acted in around 200 films. Personal life Subair was born in the village of Chokli, Thalasserry ...

as Minister Musthafa * Sadiq as Rafeeq * Rajmohan Unnithan as a Politician *

Sreenath Sreenath (26 August 1956 – 23 April 2010) was an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in many Malayalam films, including ''Shalini Ente Koottukari'', ''Ithu Njangalude Katha'', ''Oru CBI Diary Kurippu'', and '' Kireedam''. Sreenat ...

as Jayakrishnan, Customs officer * Anil Murali as Williams * Arun as Salim Sahib *

Santhosh Jogi Santhosh Jogi ( 1975 – 13 April 2010) was an Indian film actor and singer who acted in more than 30 films in Malayalam cinema. He marked his debut in a 2004 Malayalam movie, ''Two Wheeler''. His most memorable roles were in ''Mayavi'', in wh ...

as Shivankutty * Mohan Raj as Anali Bhaskaran *

Chandra Lakshman Chandra Lakshman is an Indian actress. She debuted in the 2002 Tamil film ''Manasellam'' and has since then appeared in various Malayalam and Tamil films and TV series. She is probably best known for her performances as Sandra Nellikadan, Rini ...

as Shanimol, Salim's wife * Ponnamma Babu as Hussien Sahib's wife *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

as DySP Alex's mother *

Ambika Mohan Ambika Mohan is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema and television series mostly in supporting roles. She made her debut in the film, ''Meghamalhar ''Meghamalhar'' is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language romance film writ ...

as DYSP Alex's wife * Poornima Anand as Mrs. Radhakrishnan * 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

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 .

Release

The film released on 28 April 2006.

References

External links

* * {{S. N. Swamy 2006 action thriller films 2006 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films set in Dubai Films shot in Kozhikode Films shot in Kannur Films shot in Goa Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran Films with screenplays by S. N. Swamy Indian sequel films Balram3 Films directed by I. V. Sasi Indian action comedy-drama films Films scored by Jassie Gift