| Kireedam | |
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| Directed by | Sibi Malayil |
| Produced by | N. Krishnakumar Dinesh Panicker |
| Written by | A. K. Lohithadas |
| Starring | Mohanlal Thilakan Mohan Raj Murali Kaviyoor Ponnamma |
| Music by | Johnson |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Editing by | Vatsan Dikroos (associate) |
| Distributed by | Seven Arts |
| Release date(s) | 1989 |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kireedam (Malayalam: കിരീടം, English: The Crown) is a 1989 Indian film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by A. K. Lohithadas. The film is about a Keralite youth whose hopes and aspirations are shattered by a combination of fate and human failing. It explores how society typecasts individuals and forces them to act that part whether they like it or not. Mohanlal won the 1990 National Film Award (Special Jury Award) for his role as Sethumadhavan. A sequel was released in 1993 titled Chenkol.
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Achuthan Nair (Thilakan), an honest and sincere police constable has a loving family consisting of his wife Ammu (Kaviyoor Ponnamma), two sons and two daughters. Achuthan Nair wants his elder son Sethumadhavan (Mohanlal) to be a police inspector. He shares a cordial and amiable relation with his son. Sethu is engaged to Devi (Parvathi), the daughter of Krishnan Nair (Sankaradi), his maternal uncle. One day, for charging a petty case against the son of MLA, Achuthan Nair is transferred to Ramapuram police station. He along with his family shifts to Ramapuram. Keerikadan Jose Mohan Raj, a hardcore criminal rules the market of Ramapuram by extorting money from all traders. One day, Achuthan Nair tries to intervene in a scuffle and he is beaten brutally by Keerikadan. Sethu, who was present in the market witnesses it and to save his father attacks Keerikadan and his goons. Keerikadan gets severely wounded and gets admitted in hospital. The entire market celebrates the fall of Keerikadan and finds a new savior in Sethu. His friends misuses this opportunity by creating a brawl in the local pub. Achuthan Nair is deeply disturbed by this and accuses Sethu of slowly turning into a criminal. Though, tried to stay away from all chaos, slowly Sethu is dragged into issues. Haidrose (Cochin Haneefa), a local thug claims himself to be a henchman of Sethu and starts collecting extortion money from the local traders. Even Ramanan (Jagathy Sreekumar), his brother-in-law also joins Haidrose. Sethu, on knowing this, beats up both in the market. But, Remanan on reaching home, twists the entire the entire story and Achuthan Nair asks Sethu to leave the house, which Sethu agrees. The local police inspector (Murali) arrests Sethu on a petty case and warns him not to create any more fracas. Keshu (Sreenath), his childhood friend, though tries to pacify him, Sethu is broken down completely. In the mean time, Devi's parents fixes her marriage with another guy, which Devi is not ready for. Sethu meets Devi and explains his helplessness and asks her to follow her parents. She gets married and Sethu now feels completely lonely. After getting discharged from hospital, Keerikadan Jose decides to avenge on Sethu and arrives his house. He ransacks the entire house and physically manhandle his mother and sisters. Sethu is attacked by Parameshwaran (Johhny), the lieutenant of Keerikadan. In a bid to save his life, Sethu vehemently and violently beats him with an iron rod. Parameshwaran gets seriously injured and is admitted in the hospital. Sethumadhavan is targeted again by Keerikadan and in a bid to escape himself, kills Keerikkadan. Sethumadhavan is sentenced to prison for murdering Keerikkadan and hence is disqualified in being a Police Inspector. Head Constable Achuthan Nair reads the Police Verification Report which states Sethu as a "notorious criminal".
| Year | Film | Language | Cast | Director | Box Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Rowdyism Nasinchali | Telugu | Dr. Rajasekhar, Jeevitha, Mohan Raj | A Kodanda Rami Reddy | Hit | Here, Dr.Rajasekhar gets selected as Police Officer in Climax |
| 1991 | Modadha Mareyalli | Kannada | Shivrajkumar, Sowmya, K.S.Ashwath, Mohan Raj | M.S.Rajshekar | Hit | The movie was from Rajkumar's production house. |
| 1993 | Gardish | Hindi | Jackie Shroff, Aishwarya, Amrish Puri, Mukesh Rishi | Priyadarshan | Hit | Priyadarshan's first Hindi hit |
| 2007 | Kireedam | Tamil | Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Raj Kiran, Ajaykumar | A. L. Vijay | Hit |
| Kireedam (1989 film) | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Johnson | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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| Producer | N. Krishnakumar Dinesh Panicker |
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| # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Lyrics |
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| 1 | "Kaneer Poovinte" | M. G. Sreekumar | 4:20 | Kaithapram |
| 2 | "Medaponnodam" | Balagopalan Thampi | 4:10 | Kaithapram |
The film has 2 songs composed by Johnson and the lyrics were penned by Kaithapram. The song "Kaneer Poovinte" fetched singer M. G. Sreekumar his first Kerala State Film Award.