I. G. – Inspector General
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| I. G. – Inspector General | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | B. Unnikrishnan |
| Written by | B. Unnikrishnan |
| Produced by | Mahi |
| Starring | Suresh Gopi Nandini Lakshmi |
| Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen |
| Music by | Songs: M. Jayachandran Score: Rajamani |
Production company | Super Star Films |
| Distributed by | Super Star Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
I. G. – Inspector General is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan. The film stars Suresh Gopi in the title lead role followed by Nandini and Ashish Vidyarthi in supporting roles.
Plot
In Kerala, IG Durga Prasad is the head of Traffic Police, who takes into custody a gang of criminals involved in hawala transactions. The CM Ramachandran calls a meeting to ascertain the source of the money. Actually, the money is intended for terrorist activities. Knowing the serious situation, Ramachandran orders to form the ATS squad, where Durga Prasad is made as the chief of the squad. DGP Varghese Philip and ADGP Yusuf provide complete necessary support to him. Once a week, he has to report the developments to Ramachandran. It is at this time when an allegation comes out that Durga Prasad is harassing some people who are suspected to be encouraging the terrorists.
Scaria Zachariah, a business tycoon, is the master behind the blasts that occurred in Kerala and the terrorist groups. The city police commissioner Vijayabhaskar, who is a corrupt cop, is an ally of Scaria who is responsible for instigating riots in the slums. One or two people in the department itself are against Durga Prasad. Though under the heavy pressure, Durga Prasad does not give up the enquiry, where everyone encourages him and allows him to carry on with the mission after knowing about the seriousness of the situation. Durga Prasad tries his level best to put an end to the terrorist activities. With the order from Ramachandran and Philip, Durga Prasad arrests Vijayabhaskar, who was the murderer of Home Secretary Paul Joseph and who also had links with the terrorists.
Durga Prasad finds out about the terrorists's plans and hideouts, where he goes there for the endgame. The perpetrators had already planned to escape from Kerala, but Durga reached their hideout on time, thus foiling their entire plans. After a wild fight, Durga Prasad shoots down Scaria and kills Yasir Shah by drowning him in the nearby river. Durga Prasad finds that his own younger brother, Vinod Krishna, is involved with the terrorists. He kills Vinod with his mother's permission and puts an end to the terrorist rampage in Kerala. Durga Prasad is honoured by the entire state for his bravery and actions.
Cast
- Suresh Gopi as IG Durga Prasad IPS, the Chief of ATS-Kerala
- Govind Padmasoorya as Vinod Krishna, Durga's brother
- Nandini as Adv. Yamini
- Anaitha Nair as Chandini, Vinod's love interest
- Lakshmi as Durga's and Vinod's mother
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Scaria Zachariah
- Rajan P. Dev as Chief Minister Ramachandran
- Vijayaraghavan as DYSP George Varghese (Vakkachan), ATS Officer
- Jagathy Sreekumar as SI Damodaran Pillai, ATS Officer
- Devan as DGP Varghese Philip IPS, State Police Chief
- John Kokken as Yasir Shah
- Sai Kumar as Beerankutty Sahib, Chandini's father and ex-minister
- Santhosh as ADGP Yusuf IPS, State Intelligence Wing Chief
- Ambika Mohan as Chandini's mother
- Subair as City Police Commissioner Vijayabhaskar IPS
- Kiran Raj as ASP Diwakar IPS, ATS Officer
- V. K. Sreeraman as Paul Joseph IAS, Home Secretary
- Reshmi Boban as Paul Joseph's wife
- Sivaji Guruvayoor as Dineshan, Party Secretary
- Biju Pappan as Mujeeb
- Siddique as SP Saheer Ahmed IPS, ATS - operations wing chief (extended cameo)
Reception
Paresh C Palicha from Rediff.com wrote "To sum up, IG is just an average Suresh Gopi fare".[1] Sify.com wrote that " Govind Padmasurya definitely has a future in Malayalam film, while other characters like Jagathy and Vijayraghavan disappear half way through. Is the role of Nandini as a smart lawyer necessary? At most the film is a time pass entertainer which is racy and briskly told though the story and situations are all ?old wine in new bottle?."[2]
References
- ^ "IG is a Suresh Gopi fare". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Review - IG". sify.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.