9 Cop Roles Of Mammootty That Made An Evergreen Impact In Our Minds

26 Nov 18 @ 6:32 PM | By Sunderlal Raja

Mammootty is one rare actor for whom any character seems like tailor made. From being a low wage worker to an iconic figure in Indian history, whatever he did, he gave a touch of perfection to it. Same is the case with his cop roles. If anyone can level it with Suresh Gopi in the Police uniform, it is only Mammootty. And at many instances, Mammootty takes an upper hand. And now the megastar is donning the Khaki again in ‘Kasaba’ and enters the big screen as CI RajanZacharia. This time, we bring you a list of 8 cop roles of Mammootty that made a mark of their own on the big screen. (NB: In this list we are looking at the performance and popularity of the police character that Mammootty enacted. So the BO verdict of the movie doesn’t count here.)

Abrahaminte Santhathikal

Abrahaminte Santhathigal is one of the best cop dramas released in the last couple of years. Mammootty nailed the role of Derrick Abraham, An ASP, who is equally adept at using brain and brawn. After solving the case of a serial killer who wanted to make 10 killings, he finds his brother is accused of killing his girlfriend. Mammootty again gave another powerhouse of a performance and the movie obviously ran for more than 40 days and became one of the highest grossers in Malayalam Cinema.

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Abrahaminte Santhathikal
CI Antony Simon – Daddy Cool (2009)

CI Antony Simon of ‘Daddy Cool’ (2009) is the most different in the list. Created by Aashiq Abu, Antony Simon is intelligent and brilliant but is the laziest cop. This out of the routine characterization wouldn’t have worked if the role wasn’t in the hands of Mammootty. And his portrayal was enough to tickle the funny bones and still make the character as one of the remarkable cop roles. This characterization of a lazy cop in the lead was never tried in a Malayalam movie but Antony Simon did win the hearts of the audience, though the movie couldn't that much.

Sources: en.wikipedia
ACP Narendran – Raudram (2008)

ACP Narendran came out of the imagination of Renji Panicker as his lead character in ‘Raudram’ (2008). And this role again proved that in Malayalam, others come only after the megastar in the area of dialogue delivery. Though the politics of the movie is questionable, Narendran aka Nari was again a character who was ready to even take on the establishment to serve justice. And this is the only character in the list with a lot of power packed punch dialogues which set the screen on fire.

Sources: en.wikipedia
Head Constable KarikkamuriShanmughan – Black (2004)

Shanmughan came out of the pen of Ranjith and was a police who was never in the limits of the law. Even though Shanmughan was just a head constable and most of the time not in uniform, the impact it had in the minds of the audience proves that titles are just a namesake on the reel, what matters is the characterization. ‘Black’ (2004) was one of the dark themed movies and Mammootty’s cop was in the perfect shade for it. And the actor’s enacting of the role was so perfect that audience were left puzzled on whether to love him or love to hate him.

Sources: en.wikipedia
Commissioner T. Ramanathan – Rakshasarajavu (2001)

Perhaps, Commissioner T. Ramanathan is the most shaded cop in this list. Written by Vinayan, he was the lead anti-hero cop in ‘Rakshasarajavu’ (2001). He takes bribe, he blackmails others, he handles matters as he likes but he never compromised on the part of justice. It is rare to see such a cop as the lead character in a Malayalam film. But Mammootty’s acting was on the mark that made him acceptable to the public.

Sources: en.wikipedia
CI Amarnath – The Godman (1999)

Though CI Amarnath was created by a lesser known scriptwriter Suresh Pallisery, Mammootty’s performance elevated the character as one of the popular on-screen cops. Investigating a communal violence, Amarnath was in the category of the fearless cops who are never ready to bend themselves in front of anyone, even those in power. Portrayed as the titular character in ‘The Godman’ (1999), Mammootty’s performance was the biggest plus point in this otherwise a cliché formulae movie.

Sources: en.wikipedia
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DySP Perumal – August 1 (1988) | August 15 (2011)

Perumal was the man designated to save the life of Kerala Chief Minister twice, once in 1988 (August 1) and again in 2015 (August 15). And again Mammootty became the perfect embodiment of a police officer. Perumal, created by SN Swamy, was intelligent, sharp and a perfect hunk. Perumal was created as the perfect one many army to save lives who never missed to impress us.

Sources: en.wikipedia
CI/DySP Balram – Avanazhi (1986) | Inspector Balram (1991) | Balram v Tharadas (2006)

Created by T. Damodaran for the first time for ‘Avanazhi’ (1986), Balram was the perfect good and bad cop in one. And Mammootty’s performance was unparalleled. This is one thing that differentiates the police characters of Mammootty with that of the rest, they are a mix of good and bad. Mammootty was so perfect as Inspector Balram that the character attained a cult status. Even after 30 years from its first appearance, it is one among the first characters that come to mind of any Malayali audience when asked about on screen police roles.

Sources: en.wikipedia
CI Jacob Eeraly – Yavanika (1982)

Created as a supporting character by KG Geroge for ‘Yavanika’ (1982), Jacob Eeraly is one of the earliest and most popular police roles of Mammootty. Megastar played the role of Eeraly with great brilliance that most of the movie buffs of 1980s still consider Jacob Eeraly as the best cop role by Mammootty, though he was not the lead in the movie. One of the main reason for the movie to become a surprise blockbuster is also the character of CI Jacob Eeraly.

Sources: en.wikipedia
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