1 August (film)
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| Directed by | Sibi Malayil |
| Produced by | M. Mani |
| Written by | S. N. Swamy |
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Mammootty Sukumaran Captain Raju Urvashi |
| Music by | Shyam |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
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Sunitha Productions
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
August 1 is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil, written by S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty, Sukumaran, Captain Raju and Urvashi. The film was produced and distributed by M. Mani under the banner of Sunitha Productions. August 1 is loosely based on the 1971 British novel The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth.
This film was remade into Telugu as Rajakeeya Chadarangam (political chess) in 1990 with Akkineni Nageswara Rao portraying the chief minister role and Krishna portraying the inspector role (played by Mammootty in the original).
A sequel titled August 15, directed by Shaji Kailas, and scripted by S. N. Swamy was released in March 2011.
Just after the election K.G. Ramachandran (Sukumaran), popularly known as KGR, is elected as the new Chief Minister. As a young Turk with a clean image, KGR overshadows Kazhuthumuttam Vasudevan Pillai (Prathapachandran) who is another strong aspirant for CM's chair. Just after the meeting Kazhuthumuttam joins with Eranjoly Aboobakkar (Mamukkoya) and Mathai Thomas Pappachan (Kollam Thulasi) at a hotel room to plan out the next move.
Vishwanathan, commonly referred to as Vishwam (KPAC Sunny), a high profile business tycoon and political lobbyist joins them at the hotel. Vishwam, the political sponsor of Kazhuthumuttam, is now in deep trouble as he has several business ambitions in the state. Vishwam has collected several million rupees from several businessmen, whom he had also given promises. If KGR continues in power, his plans would be ruined.
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