Still My Phone Number is 2255......Released[26th March 2009].......!!

Sagar Alias Jacky returns

The most eagerly awaited summer release in Malayalam is ready to hit the theatres this week. Yes, we are talking about Mohanlal's Sagar alias Jacky.

It was 22 years ago that director K Madhu and scenarist S N Swami created the whopping hit, Irupatham Noottandu. Mohanlal played a don by the name Sagar Alias Jacky.

The film was a rage of sorts and its background score is hugely popular as cell phone ringtones even now. Suresh Gopi played the friend-turned foe, who gets killed in the end by Jacky.

  Now, two decades later, the character gets a new lease of life with director Amal Neerad's Sagar Alias Jacky-reloaded, easily the most eagerly awaited project during recent times.

Veteran writer S N Swami has scripted the new version as well. He is also well known for quite a number of action films including the fascinating CBI Diary kurippu series. The film has been shot in a number of locations in Kerala, Goa and Dubai.

 Sagar Alias Jacky is not a sequel to Irupatham Noottandu. Here the character will be seen in a new story and in a new environment. The don, now based abroad, comes to Kerala to prove a point.

And with revenge in his eyes and love in his heart, he does in style.

 Amal Neerad made his entry into films as a cinematographer in Ram Gopal Varma productions like James and Shiva. He has wielded the camera for Ranjith's Black as well.

He turned director with the Mammootty starrer, Big B. In Sagar Alias Jacky, he is credited as the director as well as cinematographer.

Sagar Alias Jacky is produced by Ashirwad and has some surprises in store. One of them is Mohanlal's son Pranav, in a brief role.

Telugu star Suman will be seen in an important role in the film. Sobhana, who has played Mohanlal's heroine in quite a number of films, makes her comeback with the hero, a few years after Mambazhakkalam.

 Bhavana plays the role of a TV reporter, Arathi Menon. She has earlier played Mohanlal's heroine in Naran and Chotta Mumbai.

Interestingly, the heroine in Irupatham Noottandu, Aswathy played by Ambika, was also a journo!

Jagathy Sreekumar is one character who has been picked from the earlier version to continue in his role in Sagar Alias Jacky. Remember his 'Hotel Chanakya' and the idiotic comments in Irupatham Noottandu? Now he is Sagar's confidante.

Gopi Sundar has scored the music. So, get ready to be mesmerised by the thrilling antics of the lovable don!

I'm CominG.............!

Still My Phone Number Is 2255.......................!!

 

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Asha V.P