Collector (2011 film)
Collector is a 2011 Malayalam political action thriller directed by Anil C. Menon with Suresh Gopi in the lead.[1][2] The film has Suresh Gopi playing the title role. The film is a socio-political thriller that takes a look at the contemporary social scene in the state. Tamil actor Rajeev played the villain.
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| Directed by | Anil C. Menon |
| Produced by | V. V. Sajan Abdul Azeez |
| Starring | Suresh Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, Balachandran Chullikkadu, Baburaj, Kollam Thulasi, Mohini, Yamini Verma, Ambika |
| Music by | Reghu Kumar |
| Cinematography | Manoj Paramahamsa Gunasekharan |
| Edited by | V.T Sreejith |
Production company | A Qube |
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Running time | 160 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
Avinash Varma (Suresh Gopi) is the District Collector of Ernakulam. He takes on several anti-social elements who rule the underworld of Kochi . Of them, Williams (Adithya Menon), who is a real estate businessman is his biggest opponent. ACP Revathy and social activist Arundhati are there to support Avinash Varma. The City Police Commissioner, the Lady Mayor Sethulakshmi (Mohini) of Kochi Corporation and a couple of corrupt ministers and officials are supporting the illegal activities of Williams. In the age-old battle between the 'Good' and the 'Evil', Avinash Varma wins as expected, and his truth and honesty rewarded.
Production
The film ran into financial troubles when its shooting was mid way. Collector is the seventh directorial venture of Anil C. Menon. Production Controller of Collector is Shibu G Suseelan.
Cast
- Suresh Gopi as Avinash Varma
- Yamini Sharma as A.C.P Revathy
- Rajeev as John Christopher
- Adithya Menon as John Willams
- Lakshmi Sharma as Gouri
- Nedumudi Venu as Mahendra Varma
- Baburaj as City Police Commissioner George Mathew
- Mohini as Mayor Sethulakshmi
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Avinash Varma's Mother
- Ponnamma Babu as Avinash's sister
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Sulaiman Mohammed
- Janardhanan as Chief Minister
- Kalashala Babu as Minister Kurishumoottil Mathachan
- Subair as Krishnamohan
- Abu Salim as CI Xavier
- Anil Murali as CI Musthafa
- Biju Pappan as CI Soman
- Krishnakumar as Chandran
- Chali Pala as Adv. Habeebulla
- Sreehari as Prabhakaran
- Prof. Aliyar as Ninan Koshy
- T. P. Madhavan as Shankaran Namboothiri
- Sudheesh as Rameshan S Namboothiri
- Sajid Yahiya as Dilshen Mendisco
- Ambika Mohan
Reception
Critical Response
The film received mostly mixed to negative reviews upon release. Veeyen of nowrunning.com gave a negative review and said "Collector fits into the socio-political thriller genre in Malayalam films to the 'T'. The film tries to speak a lot, but the fact is that not many are in a mood to listen. For, we have seen it all" and gave 1.5 stars of 5.
Indiaglitz gave a positive review and said "The highlights of the movie are the brilliant production values starting from its awesome title graphics to excellent cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa. Some of the dialogues in the former half and climax are indeed interesting, though that is not the case with the entire movie."
Sify.com rated the movie as positive and said "Collector is loud, formulaic and tailor made for those who are addicted to the age old good versus evil sagas. For those who get thrilled when the hero renders lines of dialogues to virtually everyone around and takes on a dozen hunks with sheer grit, this may be a fine film. For the rest of the world, this may not be such an exciting experience. The choice is yours!".
Soundtrack
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| Released | 15 July 2011 |
| Recorded | A Qube, Chennai |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 14:31 |
The soundtrack features four songs composed by Reghu Kumar. The songs as well as choreography received largely positive reviews. The songs managed to average the music charts in the initial weeks. This was the last work of Reghu Kumar, who died in 2014.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| 1 | "Maayum Maaya" | K.J.Yesudas | 5:39 |
| 2 | "Raudhram" | Madhu Balakrishnan | 4:19 |
| 3 | "Rengi Nare" | Renjini Jose | 5:20 |