''Pokkiri Simon'' is a 2017 Indian

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directed by Jijo Antony. Sunny Wayne and

Prayaga Martin Prayaga Rose Martin (born 18 May 1995) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In 2012, she made her cinematic debut in the Malayalam film, Ustad Hotel. Career Director Mysskin cast Prayaga Martin for her first lead ...

play the lead roles. whereas

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Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in Ma ...

Dileesh Pothan Dileesh Philip (born 19 February 1980), also known as Dileesh Pothan is an Indian film director, actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2016 comedy drama film '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', st ...

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, Ashokan, Marshall Titto, Bitto, and Thanuja Kartik play in the supporting roles. The film was produced by Krishnan Sethukumar under the banner of Srivari films. The story, screenplay and dialogue of the film were written by Dr. K. Ampady. The cinematography is by Pappinu. The film is loosely based on the life of the

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fans of actor Vijay.

Plot

Simon, Biju and Ganesh who are local boys bound by their love for Vijay. Though their parents want them to earn a living, they lead a carefree life. Arjunan Muthalali and his brother Indran are petty criminals. One day, Simon and friends are returning a cutout of Vijay to a movie theater, and the cutout is hit by Indran's car, breaking its legs. In a rage, they fight with Indran and gang. Indran is admitted to hospital and Simon is arrested by SI Satyan. Simon is soon released from custody by CI Alex who is close to Simon and the gang. Simon's father constable Yesudas gets a

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from a fully burnt body while examining it. Goons sent by Arjunan come to Yesudas' house to retrieve the drive, but Simon fights them off. Knowing the power of Arjunan, Yesudas returns the drive and asks Arjunan to spare his son and friends. To get in touch with Deepa Simon takes Ganesh's daughter Jennifer to Deepa's dance class. One day Simon drops Jenni off in front of her house after class. Ganesh informs Simon that his daughter is missing. Simon searches for her. He finds out that a racket abducts children and uses them for begging. A man from the gang is brought to his house and Simon interrogates him. Meanwhile, Jennifer is released by the gang and is admitted to the hospital. Simon learns Arjunan is behind the racket and that some children are used in the

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. It is revealed that the burnt body was of doctor Jomon, who had discovered the illegal activities in Arjunan's hospital and placed the details on the flash drive. They burned his body to destroy all evidence related to the crime. Biju had taken the

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of the contents in the

hoping for an adult film in it. The drive instead contained details of Arjunan's racket. Simon and friends with CI Alex and Prof. Seetharaman meet Arjunan and his gang at their hideout. It is revealed by then Alex was Arjunan's partner in crime. Alex's intention was to garner local support for the upcoming election without any expense. Hence, he befriended Thalapathy fans and joined forces with Arjunan. But the man from the beggar gang already told Simon about Alex's involvement. The fans fight the villains. Alex and Arjunan and his gang are sent to jail. Alex explains how he ended up in jail to his inmates

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and Sudhi Koppa. Simon has become a police constable and the last scene shows that he and Deepa together watching "

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" acted by Vijay.

Cast

* Sunny Wayne as "

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" Simon *

as Deepa *

as Hanuman Biju *

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as Love today Ganesh * Janaki as Jennifer *

as Prof. Seetha Raman *

as C.I Alex *

as Beemapally Noushad *

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as Arjunan * Tito Wilson as Indran * Ashokan as H.C Yesudas * Baiju as S.I Sathyan * Marshal Tito as Indran *

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as Singam Suni *

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as Mariner Somashekahran *

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as Sreedevi aka Sree, Deepa's mother * Bitto as Moosa *

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as Jomon *

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as Jomon's father *

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as Mahalakshmi *

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as Ganesh's wife, Jayamol * Thanuja Kartik as Tessa * Erode Mahesh as Tandoori ; Guest appearances *

as a prisoner *

Hannah Reji Koshy Hannah Reji Koshy is an Indian actress and model from Kerala. She made her acting debut in 2016 with the Malayalam film '' Darvinte Parinamam''. She was one of the Top 6 finalists of Miss India South, an Indian associated Beauty pageant. She al ...

as Mariamma * Siddique * Sudeep Kopa * Pradeep Kottayam * Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Hanuman Baiju's father * Govindan Kutty as Proposed man * Chempil Ashokan * Dr. Shaju Sham as Proposed man's father * KPAC Leelamani as Hanuman Baiju's mother * Deepika Mohan as Proposed man's mother * Sreekala Thaha as Nun's mother * Anita Dileep * Sreevisakh Mahendran

Music

The music and background scores are by Gopisundar. The songs are sung by Karthik, Sithara. The film has three songs. The lyrics are by Harinarayanan. The music is released by East Coast Music.

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6688018 2017 films 2010s Malayalam-language films