Inspector Balram

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{{Infobox film

| name = Inspector Balram

| image = Inspector Balram.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Promotional Poster

| director = I. V. Sasi

| producer = Liberty Basheer

| writer = T. Damodaran

| starring = Mammootty
Kiran Kumar
Murali
Urvashi
Geetha

| music = Shyam

| cinematography = J. Williams

| editing = K. Narayanan

| studio = Liberty Productions

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1991|4|26|df=y}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Malayalam

| budget =

| gross =

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Inspector Balram is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, scripted by T. Damodaran, and starring Mammootty. It is a sequel to the 1986 film Aavanazhi and was followed by a sequel, Balram vs. Taradas, in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/dec/20/mammoottys-1991-film-inspector-balaram-had-a-real-life-lathi-charge-sequence-padmakumar-shares-h-1731783.html|title = Mammootty's 1991 film 'Inspector Balaram' had a real-life lathi charge sequence: Padmakumar shares his shooting experiences| date=20 December 2017 }}

The movie was produced and distributed by Liberty Productions. It was a commercial success and ran for over 240 days at the box office.{{cite web|author=Monday, January 25, 2016 – 17:13 |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/malayali%E2%80%99s-all-time-favourite-comic-roles-kalpana-38133 |title=A Malayali's all-time favourite comic roles of Kalpana |publisher=The News Minute |date=2016-01-25 |accessdate=2022-04-19}}{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/t-damodaran-the-multi-faceted-maverick-english-news-1.784692|title=T Damodaran – The multi-faceted maverick|website=Mathrubhumi}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stancemagazine.in/kali/|title=Stance Magazine|website=www.stancemagazine.in}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/malayalam-scriptwriter-t-damodaran-dead-459865.html|title=Malayalam scriptwriter T Damodaran dead|website=News18|date=28 March 2012}}

Plot

Four years after the events of Aavanazhi, Balram is now married to Seetha. They have a daughter and live a normal life. Seetha is then killed by Sathyaraj's men. Balram sends his daughter to be taken care of by nuns, along with the help of his superior officer Madhavan. Balram faces his enemies, including Indira Shankar and Sayed Mohammad Shah, and Preethi avenges her father's death.

Cast

Box office

The film was a commercial success,{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/iv-sasi-kingmaker-behind-mammootty-and-mohanlal-70549?amp|title=IV Sasi: The kingmaker behind Mammootty and Mohanlal|work=The News Minute|date=25 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/roudram-malayalam-movie-preview-9887.html|title=Roudram Malayalam Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece|title=The End of an Epoch|work=The Hindu|date=26 October 2017}} and it attained cult status.{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/10/24/iv-sasi-hitmaker-mammootty-films.amp.html|title=IV Sasi: the hitmaker who discovered Mammootty, the actor|work=Malayala Manorama|date=24 October 2017}}

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