Dubai (2001 film)
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| Directed by | Joshi |
| Written by | Renji Panicker |
| Produced by | Preethi Menon |
| Starring | Mammootty N. F. Varghese Biju Menon Nirmal Pandey Preeta Vijaykumar Anjala Zaveri |
| Cinematography | Sanjeev Sankar |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
| Music by | Vidyasagar S. P. Venkatesh (background score) |
Production company | Anugraha Combines |
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Running time | 189 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹11 crores |
Dubai is a 2001 Malayalam thriller film directed by Joshiy with Mammootty, N. F. Varghese,Biju Menonand Anjala Zaveri in the main roles. The script for the film was done by Renji Panicker. Dubai, speaks about the fight of Ravi Mamman, a Dubai based business tycoon against his enemies.
Barring a few scenes in the beginning, the film was completely shot from U. A. E.. It was considered one of the most expensive films made in Malayalam until then. Though made over a huge budget and completed in almost two years, Dubai was a box office failure.
Plot
Major Ravi Mamman (Mammootty) arrents two LTTE terrorists in Bangalore, who are on a mission to assassinate Indian prime minister on his visit to the city. In the run, he identifies central minister K.K.Nair (Janardanan) as the main conspirator behind the assassination plot. Nair anticipates a political coup after the death of the prime minister, through which he hopes to grab the reign of the country. However, Mamman's attempts foils his ambition. Nair tries to buy out Mamman, who refuses to. In an attempt to save himself, Nair shoots Ravi Mamman, but the bullet accidently hits Susan, Mamman's girlfriend, who dies on the spot. Nair fabricates a criminal case against Ravi Mamman of killing Susan. Ravi is court marshaled and sent to jail. Upon release, Ravi Mamman leaves to Dubai, where he emerges as a successful businessman in a short time. Ravi's business empire is spread all over Middle-East. He is assisted by Chandran Nair (N. F. Varghese), an over enthusiastic NRI. Ravi Mamman's sudden growth makes him an enemy of many who are eagerly waiting for a chance to finish him off. Swaminathan (Nedumudi Venu), an accountant and a father-like figure for Ravi, is in deep financial trouble. He wins a suit in the court and gains several millions of Dirhams, but Victor Sebastian (Cochin Haneefa), his cunning attorney cheats him by joining hands with Kishan Narayan Bhatta (Nirmal Pandey), an underworld don from Mumbai. Victor kills Swaminathan and his wife (Urmila Unni) after forcefully transferring properties to his name. Ammu (Anjala Zaveri), Swaminathan's daughter reaches Dubai from Bangalore for the funeral. Ravi Mamman promises her to get back her property. Kishan Narayan Bhatta tries many ways to resist Ravi Mamman. Captain Kiran Pothan Cheriyan (Biju Menon), once a subordinate of Ravi in Army, is in love with Alice, the sister of Ravi. Ravi Mamman, while coming to know about this relationship decides to make Kiran a responsible guy and hands him over the charge of business. Chandran Nair, who was holding a huge clout over Ravi finds Kiran as his enemy and joins Bhatta. In the absence of Ravi, he plots the murder of Kiran and Ammau. However they are saved by an Arab servant. Ravi Mamman realizex the role of Chandran Nair behind the plot. Bhatta asks Ravi to reach his resort for final settlement, where he finds K.K.Nair as the brain behind Bhatta. K.K.Nair is killed in Delhi at his guest house by Ravi secretly and flies back to Dubai to face Bhatta. Ravi, there succeeds in saving Ammu with the help of Kiran, thereby killing Victor and Chandran Nair. On way back, again, they are blocked by Kishan Narayan Bhatta, but in the violent fight that followed, Bhatta is killed by getting his head stuck between the fan of helicopter.
Cast
- Mammootty as Ravi Mammen
- N. F. Varghese as Chandran Nair
- Biju Menon as Kiran Cheriyan Pothan
- Vijayakumar as Yousaf
- Preetha Vijayakumar as Alice
- Cochin Haneefa as Victor Sebastian
- Janardanan as K. J. Nair
- Nirmal Pandey as Kishan Narayan Bhatta
- Nedumudi Venu as Swaminathan
- Anjala Zaveri as Ammu
- Urmila Unni as Swaminathan's Wife
- Mamukkoya as Kunjappukutty
- Gopi as Joseph Pandala
- Shweta Menon as Dancer