The Car (1997 film)

The Car
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Directed by	Rajasenan
Produced by	Ajith
Written by	Rafi Mecartin Rajan Kiriyath Vinu Kiriyath
Starring	Jayaram Janardhanan Sona Nair Kalabhavan Mani
Music by	Sanjeev
Cinematography	Anandakuttan
Edited by	Harihara Puthran
Release dates	3 February 1997 (1997-02-03)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

The Car is a 1997 Malayalam film made in Kerala, by Rajasenan starring Jayaram, Janardhanan and Sona Nair. This movie is about two men whose car gets mistaken for another car being followed.

Plot

Mahadevan (Jayaram) and Kumaran (Janardhanan) work in a small firm and are room mates renting from Janakiamma (Meena). One day, luck comes to them when Mahadevan wins a car as the first prize of a promotional contest held by a washing-powder brand. Meanwhile, a murderer, Ambrose (Abu Salim) is after Maya. By mistake, both the murderer and Mahadevan get the same tag number on their cars' license plates. The murderers try a hit-and-run attack on Maya, but she escapes. She thinks that Mahadevan who did it. Mahadevan gets arrested by sub-inspector Cherian (Kalabhavan Mani) according to Maya's complaint. But due to lack of proper evidence, he's released with a warning. After getting through problems one after another, Mahadevan finds the real killers and their car. He tells Maya about the killers who attempted for her life. Shockingly it is revealed that one of the killers is Maya's Vishnu who is after her wealth. Vishnu tries to kill Maya, but Mahadevan stops him. In an attempt to kill Mahadevan and Maya, Vishnu dies by falling on a sharp object. In an attempt to dump his body, the couple is stopped by Vishnu's accomplice, Ambrose. He's enraged by his friend's death and tries to kill Mahadevan and Maya. But ends up at the dead end of the road, where the cops were waiting for him with an armed force. The car catches fire from the gunshots and explodes, killing him. The film ends with sub-inspector Cherian thanking Mahadevan and Maya, for their help and support.

Cast

• Jayaram as Mahadevan
• Janardhanan as Kumaran
• Sreelakshmi as Maya
• Kalabhavan Mani as Police sub inspector Cheriyan
• Meena as Janakiamma
• Bindu Panicker as Usha
• Poojappura Ravi as Koshy
• Indrans as Idiyan Vikraman
• Kochu Preman as Valiyakulam Swamy
• K. P. Ummer as Advocate
• Kalamandalam Kesavan as Maya's grandfather
• Abu Salim as Ambrose

Sound Track

The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Sanjeev and Lyrics by S. Ramesan Nair.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Kalichirithan"	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
2	"Kalichirithan"	Dr. K. J. Yesudas
3	"Kalichirithan"	K. S. Chitra
4	"Kamaladalam"	Biju Narayanan, K. S. Chitra
5	"Kamaladalam"	Dr. K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra
6	"Rajayogam Swanthamayi"	Biju Narayanan

External links

• The Car at IMDb