Collector (2011 film)

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Collector
Collector (film)2.jpg
Directed byAnil C. Menon
Produced byV. V. Sajan
Abdul Azeez
Starring Suresh Gopi
Rajeev
Nedumudi Venu
Mohini
Yamini Verma
Balachandran Chullikkadu
Baburaj
Kollam Thulasi
Ambika
Cinematography Manoj Paramahamsa
Gunasekharan
Edited byV.T Sreejith
Music by Reghu Kumar
Production
company
A Qube
Release date
  • 15 July 2011 (2011-07-15)
Running time
160 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Collector is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language political action thriller film directed by Anil C. Menon with Suresh Gopi in the lead. [1] [2] The film has Suresh Gopi playing the title role. The film is a socio-political thriller that takes a look at the contemporary social scene in the state. [3] The film was dubbed in Telugu in the same name.

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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

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

The film mostly received negative reviews upon release. 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.

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." [4]

Sify.com rated the movie as positive and 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!".

Soundtrack

Collector
Soundtrack album by
Reghu Kumar
Released15 July 2011 (2011-07-15)
RecordedA Qube, Chennai
Genre Film soundtrack
Length14:31

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.

Track #SongSinger(s)Duration
1"Maayum Maaya" K.J.Yesudas 5:39
2"Raudhram" Madhu Balakrishnan 4:19
3"Rengi Nare" Renjini Jose 5:20

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References

  1. ↑ "സുരേഷ്‌ഗോപി കലക്ടറാകുന്നു"
  2. ↑ "Suresh Gopi - A Collector now"
  3. ↑ "Collector sticks to the tried and tested formula".
  4. ↑ "Collector review. Collector Malayalam movie review, story, rating".
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