Dubai (2001 film)
| Dubai | |
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| Directed by | Joshi |
| Produced by | Preethi Menon |
| Written by | Renji Panicker |
| Starring |
Mammootty N. F. Varghese Biju Menon Nirmal Pandey Preeta Vijaykumar Anjala Zaveri Remya Lakshmanan |
| Music by |
Vidyasagar S. P. Venkatesh (background score) |
| Cinematography | Sanjeev Sankar |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
Production company |
Anugraha Combines |
Release dates |
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Running time | 193 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Dubai is a 2001 Malayalam thriller film directed by Joshiy with Mammootty, N. F. Varghese, Biju Menon and Anjala Zaveri in the main roles. The script for the film was done by Renji Panicker. Dubai, speaks about the fight of Ravi Mamman, a Dubai based business tycoon against his enemies.
Barring a few scenes in the beginning, the film was completely shot in the U. A. E.. It was considered one of the most expensive films made in Malayalam until then. Though made over a huge budget and completed in almost two years, Dubai was one of the biggest box office failures in the Malayalam film industry.
Plot
Major Ravi Mamman (Mammootty) arrests two LTTE terrorists in Bangalore, who are on a mission to assassinate the Indian prime minister on his visit to the city. On the run, he identifies the government minister K.K.Nair (Janardanan) as the main conspirator behind the assassination plot. Nair anticipates a political coup after the death of the prime minister, through which he hopes to seize power. However, Mamman's attempts foil his ambition. Nair tries to buy out Mamman, who refuses his offers. In an attempt to save himself, Nair shoots Ravi Mamman, but the bullet accidentally hits Susan, Mamman's girlfriend, who dies on the spot. Nair fabricates a criminal case against Ravi Mamman, of killing Susan. Ravi is court-marshalled and sent to jail. Upon release, Ravi leaves to Dubai, where he emerges as a successful businessman in a short time. His business empire is spread all over the Middle-East. He is assisted by Chandran Nair (N. F. Varghese), an over-enthusiastic NRI. Ravi's sudden acquisition of power and influence makes him an enemy of many who are eagerly waiting for a chance to finish him off.
Swaminathan (Nedumudi Venu), an accountant and a fatherlike figure for Ravi, is in deep financial trouble. He wins a lawsuit and gains several million Dirhams, but Victor Sebastian (Cochin Haneefa), his cunning attorney, cheats him by conspiring with Kishan Narayan Bhatta (Nirmal Pandey), an underworld don from Mumbai. Victor kills Swaminathan and his wife (Urmila Unni), after forcefully transferring properties to his name. Ammu (Anjala Zaveri), Swaminathan's daughter reaches Dubai from Bangalore for the funeral. Ravi Mamman promises her that he will recover her property. Kishan Narayan Bhatta tries many ways to resist Ravi Mamman. Captain Kiran Pothan Cheriyan (Biju Menon), once a subordinate of Ravi in the Army, is in love with Alice, the sister of Ravi. Ravi Mamman, while coming to know about this relationship, decides to make Kiran a responsible guy and hands over the reins of business to him. Chandran Nair, who was holding huge power over Ravi, finds Kiran to be his enemy and joins Bhatta. In the absence of Ravi, he plots the murder of Kiran and Ammau. However they are saved by an Arab servant. Ravi Mamman realises the role of Chandran Nair behind the plot. Bhatta asks Ravi to visit him in his resort to agree a final settlement, where he discovers K.K.Nair to be the brains behind Bhatta. K.K.Nair is killed in Delhi at his guest house by Ravi, who flies back to Dubai to face Bhatta. Ravi succeeds in saving Ammu with the help of Kiran, and during the ensuing struggle, Victor and Chandran Nair are killed. On his way back again, they are blocked by Kishan Narayan Bhatta, but in the violent fight that follows, Bhatta is killed after getting his head stuck in the fan of a helicopter.
Cast
- Mammootty as Ravi Mammen
- N. F. Varghese as Chandran Nair
- Biju Menon as Kiran Cheriyan Pothan
- Vijayakumar as Yousaf
- Preetha Vijayakumar as Alice
- Cochin Haneefa as Victor Sebastian
- Janardanan as K. J. Nair
- Nirmal Pandey as Kishan Narayan Bhatta
- Nedumudi Venu as Swaminathan
- Anjala Zaveri as Ammu
- Remya Lakshmanan as Anjali Bhaktiyar
- Urmila Unni as Swaminathan's Wife
- Mamukkoya as Kunjappukutty
- Bharath Gopi as Joseph Pandala
- Shweta Menon as Dancer
- Vindhya Susanna
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vidyasagar and lyrics was written by Gireesh Puthenchery and NS Bedi.[1]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Hai Hillalin Thanka | MG Sreekumar, Swarnalatha | Gireesh Puthenchery | |
| 2 | Khuda Ek Hi Hei | Chorus, Munna Shoukkath, R Aalam | NS Bedi | |
| 3 | Mukil Mudi | MG Sreekumar, Chorus | Gireesh Puthenchery | |
| 4 | Oru Paattin | Sujatha Mohan, Nikhil K Menon, Sreenivas | Gireesh Puthenchery | |
| 5 | Saandhyathaaram Thiriyanachu | S Janaki | Gireesh Puthenchery | |
| 6 | Yaduvamsha Yaamini | KS Chithra | Gireesh Puthenchery | |
| 7 | Yaduvamsha Yaamini [M] | P Jayachandran | Gireesh Puthenchery |
References
External links
- Dubai at the Internet Movie Database
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