Irupatham Noottandu
| Irupatham Noottandu | |
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| Directed by | K. Madhu |
| Produced by | M. Mani |
| Written by | S. N. Swami |
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Mohanlal Suresh Gopi Ambika Jagathy |
| Music by | Shyam |
| Cinematography | Vipindas |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
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Sunitha Productions
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| Distributed by | Aaroma Release |
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Running time
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140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Irupatham Noottandu (English: Twentieth Century) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam crime-thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. It features Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Ambika, and Jagathy Sreekumar. The lengthy climax of the film was shot in a single day. Upon release, it shattered several box office records and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film until then. The film grossed more than ₹ 2 Crores at the box office and ran for over 175 days in theatres.
It was remade in Kannada titled Jackey (1989) and in Telugu titled 20va Shatabdam (1990).Devaraj portrayed Shekarankutty in both the versions. The film also has a spiritual sequel released in 2009, Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded, directed by Amal Neerad, with Mohanlal reprising his role.
The story is about Sagar Alias Jacky (Mohanlal) and his accomplice Sekharankutty (Suresh Gopi). Ashwathy (Ambika) is a reporter for a news magazine looking to investigate the connection between politics and crime in Kerala. She is drawn to the life of Sagar Alias Jacky who runs a clandestine gold smuggling business for Sekharankutty, son of the Chief Minister of the state.
Jacky is an enigmatic character who stops the smuggling business from growing because of ethical issues with narcotics, and spends his personal time. Ashwathy publishes a sensational article connecting Jacky to the Chief Minister, and pushes the uneasy relationship between Sekharankutty and Jacky into an open confrontation.
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