Cheppu
| Cheppu | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Thiruppathi Chettiyar |
| Written by | Priyadarshan |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Lizy Ganesh Kumar |
| Music by | Reghu Kumar |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Editing by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
| Distributed by | Evershine Release |
| Release dates | 1987 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cheppu (Malayalam: ചെപ്പ്) is a 1987 Malayalam language film made in India, directed by Priyadarshan and starring Mohanlal.
Plot
Ramachandran (Mohanlal) got a job as an English lecturer in T. K. P. Memorial College, only to find that the college is full of drugs and politics, led by young Ranjith Mathews (Ganesh), son of an M.P. (Prathapachandran). Ramachandran has helped the students, including a geek who was beaten by Ranjith's gang.
Ramachandran fights against Ranjith until he is murdered by his gang in the end. A student, whom Ramachandran had saved, later kills Ranjith for his honor.
The film is based on the Canadian action thriller Class of 1984.
Cast
- Mohanlal ... Ramachandran
- Cochin Haneefa ... Inspector
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar ... Ranjith
- Lizy ... Mini
- Prathapachandran ... Mathews
- Sankaradi.... Karunakaran Nair
- M. G. Soman ... Principal
- Sulakshana ... Lakshmi
- Nedumudi Venu ... Lecturer
Music
There are two songs in this movie. One of them was Maarivillin Chirakode, sung by K. J. Yesudas and Sujatha, was composed by Reghu Kumar for the lyrics penned by Poovachal Khader and the other one was Brenda Lee's Free and Young.