Moonnam Mura

Moonnam Mura
Moonnam Mura
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Madhu
Screenplay by	S. N. Swamy
Produced by	G. P. Vijayakumar
Starring	Mohanlal; Suresh Gopi; Lalu Alex; Mukesh; Babu Antony
Cinematography	Vipindas
Edited by	V. P. Krishnan
Music by	Shyam (Score)
Production; company	Vandana
Distributed by	Seven Arts Release
Release date	9 November 1988;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Moonnam Mura (transl. The Third Degree) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. It stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Lalu Alex. The plot deals with a terrorist group led by Charles kidnapping a group of political individuals who were vacationing, and the followed up rescue operation of the police led by Ali Imran.

The film was released on November 9th, Diwali day and was one of the highest-grossing films of 1988, and had a record opening day collection. It also did good business in the neighboring states Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, running for over 150 and 100 days respectively. Moonnam Mura was remade in Telugu as Magadu (1990), starring Rajasekhar.

Plot

A group of high-ranking political officials are on a trip when their bus is hijacked by a group of terrorists headed by Charles. They demand the release of their old colleagues languishing in prison in exchange for safe release of the politicians. DIG Menon is handling the negotiations. Soon things start getting out of control and couple of hostages are killed.

That's when Menon decides to enlist the help of Ali Imran in rescuing the hostages. Ali is an ex cop who quit the police force out of disgust due to the unfair treatment meted out to him while he was in the force. This decision is met with some opposition from the Chief of police and his son in law as their politics and attitude prompted Ali to leave the force.

Though unwilling at first, Ali is persuaded by Menon and decides to go ahead with the rescue mission. After careful surveillance Ali along with a couple of his friends is able to sneak into the palace where the hostages are bundled up and manages to rescue them and finish off Charles in the end.

Cast

Mohanlal as Ali Imran
Suresh Gopi as Vaishakhan
Lalu Alex as Charles
Mukesh as Vinod
Sukumaran as DIG Menon IPS
Revathi as Mini Johnson
Murali as Jayan
Janardhanan as IG Mathews IPS
Sreenath as DYSP Raju, Mathews's Son-in-Law
Prathapachandran as Central Minister Bharathan Menon
Vijayaraghavan as Karunan
Babu Antony as Antony
Ponnambalam as Peter, Ali Imran's Friend
Innocent as MP Kisan Jacob
C. I. Paul as Home Minister
Babu Namboothiri as Mohan, Ali Imran's Friend
Paravoor Bharathan as Balakrishnan
Mala Aravindan as Bus Driver
Kollam Thulasi as Home Secretary
Jose as Doctor
M. S. Thripunithura as Namboothiri
T. P. Madhavan as Panicker
Mohan Raj as Goonda
V. K. Sreeraman as Simon
Priya as Ali Imran's sister
Shyama as Bharathan Menon's Daughter
Valsala Menon as Bharathan Menon's Wife
Lalithasree as Panicker's Wife
Suma Jayaram as Bharathan Menon's Daughter
Praseetha Menon as Panicker's Daughter
K. Madhu as Ship Roomboy (Cameo Appearance)
Mafia Sasi as Goonda
Dr. Jayan as Goonda

Reception

Moonnam Mura was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year. The film had a large pre-release hype, that resulted in a large crowd on the opening day. On the release day at Jose theatre, Thrissur, 15 people were injured and one died due to mass rush for the film.^[1]

Remakes

Year	Title	Language	Cast	Director
1989	Magadu	Telugu	Rajasekhar, Lizy, Thyagarajan, Murali Mohan	K. Madhu

References

^ Sreedhar Pillai (31 December 1988). "Mammootty and Mohan Lal emerge as unprecedented superstars of Malayalam films". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

External links

Moonnam Mura at IMDb

[1] Sreedhar Pillai (31 December 1988). "Mammootty and Mohan Lal emerge as unprecedented superstars of Malayalam films". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

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