Black (2004 film)

Black is a 2004 Indian Malayalam language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Ranjith, and produced by Lal. It deals with the underworld operations in Kochi. Mammootty plays the role of Police Constable Karikkamuri Shanmugham, a dreaded hitman. The film features cinematography by Amal Neerad. The film was a comeback for actor Rahman to Malayalam cinema.[1][2] The movie was released on 12 November on the occasion of Diwali

For other uses, see Black (disambiguation).

Black
DVD poster
Directed byRanjith
Written byRanjith
Produced byLal
StarringMammootty
Lal
Mohan Jose
Rahman
Babu Antony
Sriya Reddy
Janardanan
Tom George Kolath
CinematographyAmal Neerad
Edited byBhoominathan
Music byAlex Paul
Distributed byLal Release
Release date
  • 10 November 2004 (2004-11-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

The plot revolves around Shanmugham and Adv. Devin Carlos Padaveedan, who runs an organized crime syndicate of Kochi. Shanmugham "Kumbari" a feared hitman, moonlights as a police constable, but never wears his uniform.

SI Ashok is the new SI in cochin whose aim is to get rid of organized crime from Cochin. Ashok's elder brother (Who was rendered paralysed below the waist) by Shanmgham is requested by him to take care of SI Ashok.Partly out of regret and liking for Ashok Shanmughan agrees.

SI Ashok catches hold of one of Padaveedan's gang members and is kept at a secret location to reveal the gang's further whereabouts. Shanmughan warns Ashok about such a move will only attract more violence directed at him but Ashok is adamant. Shanmughan tries to reach where Ashokan is to save him from the wrath of Padaveedan but is too late. Padaveedan and his gang members descend to his location where he has kept the gang member captive. Ashok puts up a fight but is heavily outnumbered. Padaveedan brutally stabs & kills Ashok by the time Shanmughan reaches the spot.

A local innocent Tamil laundryman is arrested for SI Ashok's murder and interrogated in jail. His hapless wife (Anandam) approaches Shanmughan to help release him. The interrogation methods prove too much which the laundryman is unable to withstand and dies due to the torture. The laundryman's custodial death is then portrayed as a custodial suicide by the cops. The subsequent incidents cause Shanmughan to go through a period of remorse with Ashok's death and also when he realizes a deaf and mute girl handed over to him by one of the respected political veterans is actually fathered by him. Shanmughan gives a piece of mind to the commissioner for letting the laundryman die and decides to leave his life of crime behind him .

Padaveedan's gang member, Papalli Sabu has been eyeing Anandam for sexual favors for quite a while and when he becomes persistent in his efforts, Shanmughan intervenes and warns other gang members to stay away from her and also declares he will punish Sabu for his insolence.

Pappali Sabu is eventually killed by another gang when he is flung off a building while he is on his extortion rounds . The gang members complain to Padaveedan about Shanmughan's warning and also expresses doubts that Shanmughan's hand and connivance with the gang that threw Sabu from the building.

Padaveedan suspects Shanmugham, because of his interaction with SI Ashok Srinivas and his new found family. Padaveedan turns against Shanmugham and orders his lieutenants to finish him. Shanmugham still can't believe his betrayal, but eventually is sure about it when his daughter & Anandam are attacked by Padaveedan's men and is rescued in nick of time by two small time crooks .

Padaveedan has had enough when Padaveedan imports trained killers from Tamil Nadu to finish off Shanmughan but Shanmughan kills them all. He meets the commissioner and reveals he is out to finish Padaveedan's gang one by one.

Shanmughan then dismantles his syndicate by killing every member of the gang and finally kills Padaveedan by slitting his throat. In the end, Shanmugham, moves out to start a new life with his deaf daughter and Anandam.

Cast

Release

The film was released on 10 November 2004.

Box office

The film was box office hit .[3] Black which opened with a record 50 prints. In Ernakulam, it played at Shenoys and Little Shenoys and netted Rs 7,52,000 in the first week and in Thiruvananthapuram it netted Rs 7,47,000.[4]

Soundtrack

Music: Alex Paul
Lyrics: Ranjith, Kaithapram, Pirai Choodan

References
  1. "Rahman in a new role"[Usurped!], The Hindu, 2005-06-11.
  2. Sify review
  3. "Mammootty-Man of the Year". Sify. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.
  4. Moviebuzz (4 December 2004). "Superstars rule the Kerala BO". Sify. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.