''Red Indians'' is a 2001 Malayalam action-drama movie directed by Sunil and produced by Ahmed Bachan. It stars

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, Vikram and

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Plot

A forest smuggle named Wayanadan, lives in the jungle and smuggles sandalwood. He is also involved with other anti-social behaviour and forest controlling activities like robberies, dacoity, murders and drug pedalling. He consequently kidnaps an electrician Rahul and takes him to the jungle, forcing him to teach him how to make explosives. Rahul refuses to help create bombs and is subsequently falsely accused of murder. The rest of the story is about how Rahul proves his innocence to police investigators.

Cast

as ACP Ravisankar

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as Preetha * Vikram as Rahul * Mohanraj as Hyder Marakkyar *

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as Jacky/Jackson *Vimalraj as Kazhuku Maruthu *

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as Jumbo Sankar * Abu Salim as Pokken * Mansoor Ali Khan as Wayanadan *

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as Matha Mayadevi * Devan as CI Harisankar *

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as Maya Harisankar *

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as Dr Madhavadas * Alphonsa as Item dancer

Release

The film was originally released in Malayalam in May 2001; later it was dubbed and re-released in Tamil as ''Thilak'' in June 2004. It was also dubbed and released in Telugu under the same name.

References

2000s Malayalam-language films {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub