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Chinthamani Kolacase is a film of genre Action directed by Shaji Kailas with Suresh Gopi
Chinthamani Kolacase (2006)
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Add to a movie listChinthamani Kolacase (translated as Chinthamani Murder File) is a legal thriller movie loosely based on an English short story called The Veteran. Directed by Shaji Kailas with Suresh Gopi in the lead role and Bhavana playing the central character, this film narrates the story of a Lal Krishna Viradiyar, a brahmin lawyer and his style of law enforcement and criminal verdict for the criminals after the court sessions. The film was a Blockbuster at the Box-office. It also stars Thilakan, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, Rekha etc.
The style of the movie is non-linearity that is maintained throughout the entire film. The basic story-telling style of Shaji Kailas is spun on and off by the writer A.K.Sajan.
Synopsis
The basic premise is of a lawyer doling out his brand of justice on criminals whom he himself had freed from the courts.Actors
Suresh Gopi
(Lal Krishna Viradiar)
Karthika Menon
(Chinthamani)
Thilakan
(Viramani Varier)
Biju Menon
(SP Jagannivasan)
Kalabhavan Mani
(Ayyappan)
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