Kolilakkam
| Kolilakkam | |
|---|---|
 Kolilakkam DVD cover | |
| Directed by | P. N. Sundaram |
| Produced by | C V Hariharan |
| Written by | C V Hariharan |
| Starring |
Jayan Madhu Sukumaran |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | AK.Mohan, Ranganathan |
| Edited by | L.Bhoominathan, M Umanath |
| Distributed by | Suguna Screen Release |
Release dates |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India. |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹50 Lakhs |
| Box office | ₹0.95 Crore |
Kolilakkam (English: Shockwave) is a 1981 Malayalam film directed by P.N.Sundaram, and starring Jayan.
This was Jayan's last film before his death. His death happened during the shooting of this movie in which he was supposed to board a moving helicopter from a bike. The helicopter carrying him hit the ground while he was still hanging on the foot board. Jayan succumbed to the injuries sustained later in the hospital. The film was an uncredited remake of the 1965 Yash Chopra Hindi movie, Waqt.
Cast
- Madhu
- Jayan
- Sukumaran
- M.G. Soman
- K.P.Ummer
- Balan K. Nair
- K.R.Vijaya
- Sumalatha
- Sreelatha Namboothiri
- Meenakumari
- K. P. A. C. Sunny
- P. K. Abraham
- T. P. Madhavan
Summary
Kolilakkam followed the "lost and found" formula. Three brothers are separated in their childhood and how they reunite forms the story. Jayan, Sukumaran and M.G. Soman played the brothers, while Madhu and K. R. Vijaya, played their parents.
Incident
On 16 November 1980, Jayan was killed in an accident on the set of Kolilakkam. The climax scene of the movie was being filmed in Sholavaram, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Jayan always performed his own stunts, and for this movie he was performing a particularly dangerous stunt that involved him boarding an airborne helicopter from a moving motorbike. The shot was accepted by the director in the first take; altogether three shots were filmed.
According to the film's production executive, Jayan insisted on another take as he was not satisfied. During the take, the pilot lost control and crashed the helicopter while Jayan was hanging below.
Box office
Kolilakkam was a blockbuster hit known as the last film of legendary actor Jayan.This was one of the longest running & the highest grossing movie of that year and the highest grossing Malayalam movie released ever until 1984.