Irupatham
Noottandu
(1987),
directed
by
K.
Madhu
starring
Malayalam
superstars
Mohanlal
and
Sureshgopi
in
the
lead,
was
one
of
the
biggest
Malayalam
hits
in
the
eighties.
Made
with
a
budget
of
16
lakhs,
it
grossed
3
crores
in
box
office
collections.
Now,
we
are
all
set
to
see
its
sequel
Sagar
alias
Jackie
-
Reloaded,
being
directed
by
Malayalam's
most
stylish
director
Amal
Neerad
of
Big
B
fame
and
produced
by
Antony
Perumbavoor
under
the
banner
of
Ashirvad
films.
Sagar
alias
Jackie
-
Reloaded,
made
with
a
budget
of
five
crores,
will
be
a
stylish
thriller
on
the
lines
of
the
Tamil
film
Billa.
The
original
(Irupatham
Noottandu)
was
about
Sagar
alias
Jackie
(Mohanlal),
a
smuggler
who
runs
a
clandestine
gold
smuggling
business
for
Shekharan
Kutty
(Suresh
Gopi),
son
of
the
State
Chief
Minister.
Later,
Jackie
stops
his
business
and
spends
his
personal
time
pining
for
a
girlfriend
(Urvashi).
Meanwhile,
Ashwathy
(Ambika),
a
reporter
for
a
news
magazine,
publishes
a
sensational
article
connecting
Jackie
to
the
Chief
Minister.
It
creates
an
uneasy
relationship
between
Sekharan
Kutty
and
Jackie
leading
to
their
open
confrontation.
In
the
climax,
Jackie
guns
down
Shekharan
Kutty.
In
the
sequel,
Jackie,
after
killing
the
Chief
Minister's
son,
escapes
from
India
to
Dubai
where
he
gradually
becomes
a
big
underworld
don.
However,
he
returns
to
Kerala
as
his
enemies
try
to
trap
him
in
an
explosives
case.
How
he
sorts
them
out
is
the
story
in
a
nutshell.
The
film
is
scripted
by
S.N.
Swamy,
who
also
did
the
scripting
for
the
original.
Cinematography
is
by
the
director
himself.
Notably,
Pranav
Mohanlal,
son
of
Malayalam
superstar
Mohanlal,
is
all
set
make
his
first-ever
screen
appearance
as
an
actor
alongside
his
father
in
this
film.
Pranav,
who
is
studying
in
12th
standard
in
an
Ooty
Boarding
School,
plays
a
youth
who
takes
on
daddy
Mohanlal,
an
underworld
don.
The
scenes
of
the
real
father
and
son
were
shot
on
the
streets
of
Dubai
recently.
The
onlookers
at
the
shoot
say
Pranav
looks
just
like
young
Mohanlal
in
his
debut
film
Manjil
Virinja
Pookal
(1980).
Heroine
Bhavana
appears
as
a
CNN
reporter
named
Namitha
Menon;
National
award
winning
actress
Shobhana
and
famous
South
Indian
actress
Meena
also
appear
in
important
roles
and
Jyothirmayi
plays
a
cameo
role.
Other
cast
members
include
Jagathy
Sreekumar,
Nedumudi
Venu,
Suman,
Manoj
K.
Jayan,
Ganesh,
Vinayakan,
Baiju,
Sumeeth,
Sreeraman
and
others.
Lyrics
are
handled
by
Rio
Joy.
Gopi
Sunder
has
scored
the
music.
The
film
is
scheduled
for
release
on
26th
March,
2009.