August 15 (2011 film)
| August 15 | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Produced by | M. Mani |
| Written by | S. N. Swami |
| Starring |
Mammootty Nedumudi Venu Siddique Saikumar Lalu Alex Meghana Raj Shwetha Menon |
| Music by | Rajamani |
| Cinematography | Pradeep Nair |
| Edited by | Boominathan |
Production company |
Sunitha Productions |
| Distributed by | Aroma Release & PJ Entertainments |
Release dates |
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Running time | 140 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
August 15 is a 2011 Malayalam crime thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas, written by S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty.[2] The film is produced by M. Mani and was released on March 24, 2011.[2]
The film is a sequel to the 1988 film August 1, which was directed by Sibi Malayil, and written by S. N. Swamy.
Following from August 1, Mammootty plays the character of the Crime Branch officer Perumal who investigates into an attempt of assassination on the chief minister of Kerala on the 15th of August, the Independence Day of India.
Cast
- Mammootty as Perumal, DySP, Crime Branch, the protagonist
- Nedumudi Venu as V. G. Sadasivan, chief minister of Kerala
- Siddique as an unnamed professional assassin, the antagonist
- Jagathy Sreekumar as an aide at chief minister's residence
- Meghana Raj as an officer who works in the cyber cell. Works for Perumal.
- Saikumar as state secretary of the ruling party
- Shwetha Menon as a doctor.
- Lalu Alex as ADGP
- Balachandran Chullikkadu as political secretary to the chief minister
- Thalaivasal Vijay as DGP - law and order
- Biju Pappan as DGP - vigilance
- Madhu as a doctor
- Deepesh as Mammoottys assistant
- Aditya as a driver
- Kundara Johny
- Zeenath
- Krishna
- Ambika Mohan as V.G. Sadasivan's wife(Ammini teacher)
- Maya Moushmi as a doctor
- Reshmi Boban as Sadasivan's daughter
- Indulekha as a journalist