''Mission 90 Days'' is a 2007 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

-language film directed by retired Army officer and former commando Major AK Raveendran SM starring Mammooty. It is Major Ravi's second directorial venture and is based on the

assassination Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a ...

of former Indian Prime Minister

Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to bec ...

and the following investigation.

Plot

was assassinated on 21 May 1991 in

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, in

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. The government of India constituted SIT a day later, and Major Sivaram a top investigation officer and a NSG commando with a proven track record is put in charge to hunt down the killers. His bosses Partipan, the SIT chief and DIG Raju give him all the necessary logical support with only one request- "Catch Sivarasan alive, before he consumes the deadly cyanide." Sivaram due to his meticulous and systematic search is able to piece together the case, after the arrest of Murugan, Nalini, and their interrogation leads the team to the conspirator Sivarasan hiding in a house in Bangalore. The crux of the story is the last 15 minutes climax of the film. Sivaram and his team have silently and stealthily moved and covered the house where the killers are staying. They are moving in for the final kill under the cover of darkness; waiting for orders from higher-ups sitting in

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, to start the operations. But bosses in Delhi want it to be delayed, so that they can be on the spot to corner the glory of capturing Sivarasan alive in front of the media! Major Sivaram, waits the entire night for the order to start the operation, which is given only next day after the bosses arrive, at 10am in broad daylight in front of thousands of onlookers and bungling

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police. The surprise element in the operation is lost as Sivaram finds to his horror the entire LTTE team had bitten the cyanide and Sivarasan the kingpin had shot himself, a few seconds before they broke in.

Cast

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 films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada ...

as Major Sivaram, An army officer and commando in NSG, A member of the Special Investigation Team. This character is based on the professional life of Major AK Raveendran SM (also known as Major Ravi), who wrote the story of this film and directed this film. *

Lalu Alex Lalu Alex is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted over 250 movies and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in Malayalam movie industry. Lalu Alex ...

as Deputy Inspector General Radhavinod Raju IPS, CBI officer & Chief of the Special Investigation Team. * Vijayaraghavan as

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Vijay, NSG officer, Sivaram's superior *Kiran Raj as Salim Ali IPS, CBI officer & member of the Special Investigation Team * Baburaj as Major Deepak, NSG officer & SIT member * Abu Salim as DSP Shivaji, SIT member * Sindhu Shyam as Journalist *

Cochin Haneefa Muhammed Haneefa (22 April 1951 – 2 February 2010), better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa, was an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on t ...

as Doctor Rajendran, SIT member * Pradeep Chandran as NSG commando Prathapan, SIT member * Kollam Ajith as Raghoothaman Inspector, SIT member * Tulip Joshi as Anitha Sivaram, wife of Major Sivaram. * Radhika as Nalini, wife of LTTE member Murugan *

Sreejith Ravi Sreejith Ravi (born 19 May 1976) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films and also in Tamil films. He is the son of actor T. G. Ravi. Early life Sreejith is the son of actor and industrialist T. G. Ravi and V. K. Subh ...

as Sivarasan, LTTE member *Bineesh Kodiyeri as Murugan *Kannan Pattambi as Dixon * Ravi Mariya as ACP Chempayya,

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police * Kalasala Babu as Ramalingam IPS, Commissioner of Police,

City *

Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mala ...

as Aravindan * Innocent as Sivaram's father, retired army officer *

Siddharth Vipin Siddharth Vipin is an Indian composer, who mainly produces film scores and soundtracks in the Tamil film industry. He recently married Shriya Mohandas who is an advocate. Early life Siddharth was born in Salem,Tamil Nadu. Finished his schoolin ...

* Devi (DeVriksha School of Acting - Chennai as Dhanu, the suicide bomber who assassinated Rajiv Gandhi. *Denny Philip * Manikandan Pattambi *

Geetha Vijayan Geetha Vijayan (born 22 June 1972) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam movies, a few Tamil and Hindi movies. She debuted in the 1990 Malayalam comedy-thriller film '' In Harihar Nagar''. She has since acted in more than 150 Malayalam ...

* Major Ravi as NSG officer (Cameo appearance)

Songs

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* {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2020 2007 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films about terrorism in India Indian films based on actual events Works about the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi Indian Army in films Films scored by Gopi Sundar Films directed by Major Ravi Indian Peace Keeping Force