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-language film written by S. N. Swamy and directed by

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. 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 ...

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, Vikram,

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and

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in main roles. The film score and soundtrack were composed by

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. This movie was dedicated to the

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. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Jai India''.

Plot

The story is about the life of Indian Air Force officer Group Captain Eashwar who engages himself into a project called "Red Alert," which involves the renovation of condemned aircraft. He is 35, unmarried and interested in the Research Wing of the Indian Air Force. Eshwar is assisted by Wing Commander Zakir. As a cover, the research is being conducted at an India Air Force Academy. The cadets Jiji, Thomas a.k.a. 'Kokku' Thoma and more especially Shradha Kaul provide comic relief. Meanwhile, there are terrorists/anti-nationals trying to steal the project's secrets. The movie ends with a note stating " A tribute to the Indian Air Force".

Cast

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A.J.Eashwar *

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Zakir Ali *

as Cadet Shradha Kaul *

as Lakshmi * Vikram as Cadet Jiji *

as Cadet 'Kokku' Thomas * Abi as Cadet Das * Mukundan as Cadet Biju *Rajeev Rangan as Cadet *T.S Krishnan as Sikh Cadet *

as Air Vice Marshal Nambiar, Eashwar's Superior officer * Prem Kumar as Ramu, Eashwar's cook *

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as Fathima,Wife of Zakir *

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as Eashwar's Aunt *

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as Swaminathan, Eashwar's Uncle * Devan Sreenivasan as Sreenath

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, Commissioner of Police *

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as Defence Minister *

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Sreeram * Santhosh as Baiju, military commando *

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as Chacko, military commando *Appa Haja as Kannan, military commando *Vijay Menon as Salim, Terrorist *

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as Terrorist * Ravi Jack as Terrorist *

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as Rajan, Salesman *Jagadish (Cameo) *Vijayaraghavan (Cameo)

Production

The film was shot at the

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. The shoot was originally scheduled for November, but was postponed to March after Mammootty got chicken pox.

Music

Shibu Chakravarthy wrote all the lyrics. *"Mercury" - Sujatha Mohan, Mano, Malgudi Subha *"Chellacherukaatte" - Sujatha Mohan, G Venugopal *"Kallikkuyile" - K. S. Chithra *"Baggy Jeansum" - Krishnachandran, Lekha R Nair, Mano, Sindhu Devi Shibu Chakravarthy *"Puthan Kathir" - R Usha *"Vaarmudithumpil" - K. S. Chithra, G Venugopal *"Nenchil Idanenchil" - Krishnachandran

Release

The film was released on 15 September 1994.

Box office

The film was both commercial and critical success.

Legacy

The song "Bagy Jeansum" was paid homage with a reference in the interlude of the song Kinnam Katta Kallan" in the 2018 film '' Kaly''.

References

External links

* 1990s Malayalam-language films 1993 films Films about terrorism in India Indian aviation films Films directed by Joshiy Films shot in Kollam Indian action war films 1990s action war films Indian Air Force in films Films scored by S. P. Venkatesh {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub