{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Chinthamani Kolacase | image = Chinthamani Kolacase.jpg | director = [[Shaji Kailas]] | producer = M. Renjith | screenplay = [[A. K. Sajan]] | starring = [[Suresh Gopi]] | story = [[A. K. Sajan]] | editing = [[Don Max (film editor)|Don Max]] | music = '''Music''' <br/>[[Ishaan Dev]]<br/>'''Score''' <br/> C.Rajamni | cinematography = Raja Rathinam | released = {{Film date|2006|03|31|df=yes}} | language = Malayalam | studio = Rejaputhra Visual Media | country = India | budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> | gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> }} '''''Chinthamani Kolacase''''' ({{translation|Chinthamani Murder Case}}) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 2006|2006]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[vigilante film|vigilante]] [[legal thriller|legal thriller film]] directed by [[Shaji Kailas]]. This film was later remade in tamil as Ellam Avan Seyal. The film stars [[Suresh Gopi]] in the lead role alongside [[Thilakan]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[Prem Prakash]] and [[Vani Viswanath]] in supporting roles while [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] appears in cameo as the title character. This film narrates the story of Lal Krishna Viradiyar, a psychotic [[vigilante]] lawyer, who provides verdict in his style of [[law enforcement]] for the criminals after the court sessions.
The style of the movie is [[non-linear narrative|non-linearity]] that is maintained throughout the entire film. The basic story-telling style of Shaji Kailas is spun on and off by the writer [[A. K. Sajan]]. It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Sri Mahalakshmi]]'' and in Tamil as ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]''. The core storyline was also used in the Kannada movie ''[[Aptha]]''.
==Plot== Lal Krishna Viradiyar alias L.K. is a psychotic and ruthless [[criminal lawyer]] with an even more enigmatic mission. Lal Krishna assists hardened criminals to escape from the courts by efficiently managing the case, and highlighting lack of evidence. Post-acquittal, he pursues and takes them out in a bizarre show of [[vigilante justice]]. Isra Khureshi, an [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB graduate]], who is accused of killing his teacher Rasiya, invites Lal Krishna as his lawyer, asking him to join for a party at his farmhouse for celebrating the success. Lal Krishna arrives at the spot and kills Khureshi, claiming that it is his duty to wipe out evil forces to maintain law and order. Later, Lal Krishna kills David Rajarathnam, a [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]]-based gangster, who was accused of assaulting his daughter.
[[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|ASP]] Jagannivasan, is suspicious of Lal Krishna's moves, and has been closely observing him for a long time. Lal Krishna takes up the case of the Mirchi girls, a band of spoilt, 9 rich [[Non resident Indian|NRIs]], who are accused in the [[ragging]] and murder of Chinthamani, their college mate and an innocent girl from a conservative background. Chinthamani's father Veeramani Warrier is fighting hard for justice and is represented by a [[public prosecutor]] Kannayi Parameshwaran, who is famous for his unique style of argument. After a long court battle, Lal Krishna succeeds in bringing the judgement in favor of Mirchi Girls. Lal Krishna finds out that Kannayi Parameshwaran and college principal Dr. Kim Sudarshan are actually Chinthamani's killers. Kannayi is a silent partner in the private [[medical College|medical college]], who killed Chinthamani.
Chinthamani was sent to Sudarshan's house by her conniving hostel warden Volga and was asked to withdraw her admission from the medical college, where she resists to comply, but Kannayi kills her by assaulting her, and place charges on the Mirchi Girls for the inhumane act. Kannayi had other major business interests, through selling the medical seats of Mirchi Girls, presumed to be vacated by them during the course of the investigation and trial of the case - to a potential buyer charging an exorbitant sum of {{INRConvert|50|l}} per seat. In his self-styled violent methods, Lal Krishna kills Kannayi and Sudarshan to deliver justice to Chinthamani and Veeramani Warrier. Though aware of the entire scenario, Jagannivasan is unable to arrest Lal Krishna, due to lack of evidence and leaves him with a small admiration for the latter.
==Cast== {{cast listing| * [[Suresh Gopi]] as Adv. Lal Krishna Viradiyar (L.K) * [[Thilakan]] as Veeramani Warrier * [[Biju Menon]] as [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|ASP]] Jagannivasan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] * [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Ayyappadas * [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Adv. Kannayi Parameswaran * [[Prem Prakash]] as Dr. Kim Sudarshan * [[Vani Viswanath]] as Adv. Devi Pattammal * [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Bava * [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Soolapani Warrier * [[Anil Murali]] as Satheeshan * [[Balachandran Chullikkadu]] as Sathyan Master * [[Vinayakan]] as Uchandi * [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Adv. Manishankar Iyer * Jibin Thomas (achayan) * [[Rekha Harris|Rekha]] as Gajalakshmi * Poornima Anand as Volga Madasheri * Aishwarya Ajit as Natasha * Deepika Mohan as Shreya * Jisna Ali as Thara Shanmughan * [[Biju Pappan]] as Shanmughan * [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Isra Khureshi * [[Bheeman Raghu]] as David Rajarathnam * [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] as C. V. Chinthamani Warrier (cameo appearance) * [[Srividya]] as Balamani Warrier (in portrait) * [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as LK's father (in portrait) }}
==Reception== ''Chinthamani Kolacase'' was released a few months after the success of [[Shaji Kailas]] - [[Suresh Gopi]]'s film ''The Tiger''. It went on become one of the biggest money grosser of the year 2006. This film also reaffirmed the chair of [[Shaji Kailas]] and [[Suresh Gopi]] in [[Malayalam cinema]]. The script of this film was done by [[A. K. Sajan]], who had earlier done films like ''Butterflies'', ''Janathipathyam'', ''[[Crime File]]'' and ''[[Stop Violence]]''.
===Box office=== The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/reign-of-the-superstars/article3218743.ece|title=Reign of the superstars|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 July 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173631/http://m.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 January 2017|title=2006-A Flashback!|work=[[Sify]]|date=1 January 2007}}</ref> The film ran for 100 days in major centres of its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/10-Suresh-Gopi-films-to-watch-before-you-die/10-Suresh-Gopi-films-to-watch-before-you-die/photostory/52450621.cms|title=10 Suresh Gopi films to watch before you die - The Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 November 2016}}</ref>
==Remakes== It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Sri Mahalakshmi]]'' starring Srihari and remade in Tamil as ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' with same director. Newcomer RK plays Lal Krishna and actress [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]] plays Chinthamani in the Tamil version and [[Srihari]] plays L.K. and [[Shamna Kasim|Poorna]] plays Sri Mahalakshmi in the Telugu version, while [[Thilakan]] plays the latter's father in the Telugu version, reprised his role as Chinthamani's father from the original Malayalam film. The core storyline was also used in the Kannada movie ''[[Aptha]]''.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0882759|Chinthamani Kolacase}} {{Shaji Kailas}}
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