Collector (2011 film)

Collector
Collector
Directed by	Anil C. Menon
Produced by	V. V. Sajan; Abdul Azeez
Starring	Suresh Gopi; Rajeev; Nedumudi Venu; Mohini; Yamini Verma; Balachandran Chullikkadu; Baburaj; Kollam Thulasi; Ambika
Cinematography	Manoj Paramahamsa; Gunasekharan
Edited by	V.T Sreejith
Music by	Reghu Kumar
Production; company	A Qube
Release date	15 July 2011;
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Collector is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language political action thriller film directed by Anil C. Menon, starring Suresh Gopi in the title role.^[1] The film takes a look at the contemporary social scene in the state.

Plot

Avinash Varma is the District Collector of Ernakulam. He takes on several anti-social elements who rule the underworld of Kochi . Of them, Williams, who is a real estate businessman, is his biggest opponent. ACP Revathy, social activist Arundhati and a few honest and sincere government officers and the Chief Minister are there to support Avinash Varma. The City Police Commissioner, the Lady Mayor Sethulakshmi of Kochi Corporation, and a couple of corrupt ministers and officials are supporting the illegal activities of Williams. In the age-old battle between the 'Good' and the 'Evil', Avinash Varma wins as expected, and his truth and honesty are rewarded.

Cast

Suresh Gopi as Avinash Varma IAS, District Collector
Rajeev as John Christopher
Nedumudi Venu as Mahendra Varma
Yamini Sharma as Revathy IPS, Assistant Commissioner
Lakshmi Sharma as Gouri
Mohini as Mayor Sethulakshmi
Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Avinash's and Mahendran's Mother
Baburaj as George Mathew IPS, City Police Commissioner
Adithya Menon as John Willams
Maniyanpilla Raju as Sulaiman Mohammed
Janardhanan as Chief Minister Balachandran Kurup
Kalashala Babu as Minister Kurishumoottil Mathachan
Subair as Krishnamohan
Abu Salim as CI Xavier
Anil Murali as CI Musthafa
Biju Pappan as CI Soman
Krishnakumar as Chandran
Chali Pala as Adv. Habeeb Khan
Sreehari as Prabhakaran
Prof. Aliyar as Ninan Koshy
T. P. Madhavan as Shankaran Namboothiri
Sudheesh as Rameshan S Namboothiri
Sajid Yahiya as Dilshen Mendisco
Chemban Vinod Jose as Iqbal, a Terminator Squard team

Production

The film ran into financial troubles when its shooting was a mid way. Collector is the seventh directorial venture of Anil C. Menon. The production Controller of the Collector is Shibu G Suseelan.

Reception

Critical response

Veeyen of Nowrunning.com gave a negative review and said, "Collector fits into the socio-political thriller genre in Malayalam films to the 'T'. The film tries to speak a lot, but the fact is that not many are in a mood to listen. For, we have seen it all" and gave 1.5 stars of 5.^[2]

Indiaglitz gave a favorable review and said, "The highlights of the movie are the brilliant production values starting from its awesome title graphics to excellent cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa. Some of the dialogues in the former half and climax are indeed interesting, though that is not the case with the entire movie."^[3]

Sify said, "Collector is loud, formulaic and tailor made for those who are addicted to the age old good versus evil sagas. For those who get thrilled when the hero renders lines of dialogues to virtually everyone around and takes on a dozen hunks with sheer grit, this may be a fine film. For the rest of the world, this may not be such an exciting experience. The choice is yours!".^[4] Rediff wrote, "To sum up, Collector is just another Suresh Gopi film that will be appreciated by his fans, but has nothing new to offer".^[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features four songs composed by Reghu Kumar. The songs, as well as the choreography, received largely positive reviews. The songs managed to average the music charts in the initial weeks. This was the last work of Reghu Kumar, who died in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Maayum Maaya"	K. J. Yesudas	5:39
"Raudhram"	Madhu Balakrishnan	4:19
"Rengi Nare"	Renjini Jose	5:20

References

^ "Suresh Gopi - A Collector now". IndiaGlitz. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^ Veeyen (16 July 2011). "Collector Malayalam Movie". Nowrunning.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ "Collector Review". IndiaGlitz. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "Collector". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ Palicha, Paresh C (18 July 2011). "Review: Collector sticks to the tried and tested formula". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

External links

Collector at IMDb

[1] "Suresh Gopi - A Collector now". IndiaGlitz. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

[2] Veeyen (16 July 2011). "Collector Malayalam Movie". Nowrunning.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

[3] "Collector Review". IndiaGlitz. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[4] "Collector". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

[5] Palicha, Paresh C (18 July 2011). "Review: Collector sticks to the tried and tested formula". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

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