Irupatham Noottandu (1987)

Original title

ഇരുപതാം നൂറ്റാണ്ട്

Directed by

K. Madhu

Genre

crime thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

A

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man runs a gold smuggling operation with the son of a chief minister. Their partnership falls apart when drugs enter their business.

fast-pacedtensegrittysuspensefulbleakcriminalstylishdramatic

What happens

Irupatham Noottandu (transl. Twentieth Century) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu, written by S. N. Swamy and produced by M. Mani. It stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, and Ambika. The film's music was composed by Shyam. In the film, Sagar alias Jacky, a maverick youth, runs a gold smuggling racket with Sekharankutty, the son of the Chief Minister Inchakadu Ramakrishna Pillai. Jacky and Sekharankutty's relationship stains after Sekharankutty brings narcotics into the business. Irupatham Noottandu was released on 14 May 1987 and enjoys a cult following in Malayalam cinema. It was remade in Kannada as Jackey (1989) and in Telugu as 20va Sathabdam (1990). Ambareesh and Suman reprised Mohanlal's role in the Kannada and Telugu versions, respectively while Devaraj portrayed Suresh Gopi's role in both versions. A spin-off titled Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded was released in 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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