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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ben Johnson<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = Anil C. Menon<br />
| producer = Milan Jaleel<br />
| writer = [[T. A. Shahid]]<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Kalabhavan Mani]]|[[Indraja]]|[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]|[[Vijayaraghavan]]|[[Harisree Ashokan]]}}<br />
| music = [[Deepak Dev]] (songs)<br />C. Rajamani (score)<br />
| cinematography = [[P. Sukumar]]<br />
| editing = [[L. Bhoominathan]]<br />
| studio = Galaxy Films<br />
| distributor = Galaxy Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|06|24}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ben Johnson''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action thriller]] film directed by Anil C. Menon, written by [[T. A. Shahid]], and produced by Milan Jaleel. It stars [[Kalabhavan Mani]] in dual roles as father and son, alongside [[Indraja]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Vijayaraghavan]], [[Harisree Ashokan]] and [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] in supporting roles. The songs were composed by [[Deepak Dev]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3708|title=Ben Johnson|accessdate=2014-10-07|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?349|title=Ben Johnson|accessdate=2014-10-07|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011200918/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?349|archivedate=11 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/ben-johnson-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011184758/http://spicyonion.com/title/ben-johnson-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 October 2014|title=Ben Johnson|accessdate=2014-10-07|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><br />
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''Ben Johnson'' was released on 24 June 2005 and was a commercial success at the box office.<ref name="BO"/> The film was dubbed in [[Odia language|Odia]] under the same title.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Amarakkadan Pathrose is a local goon in the Muthangakuzhi village. He is the monarch of all that he surveys, thanks to his rough and ready methods. Fear stalks the village whenever he gets into ‘action’. His son, Johnson is everything that the fear-inspiring father is not. He goes out of his way to be nice to one and all, in an effort to erase the bad reputation set by his father. Johnson has always cherished the dream of becoming a policeman. Ever since his childhood, Johnson has been good in sports. Thanks to his excellence in athletics, the villagers start calling him Ben Johnson because of his physical resemblance to the famous [[Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)|Canadian sprinter]].<br />
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Johnson manages to become a [[sub-inspector]] (SI) in Kerala police, under the sports quota! As destiny would have it, Johnson is posted as the SI in his own village of Muthangakuzhi. Now he is driven by a missionary zeal to rid the village of rowdies and baddies, both social as well as political.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] in a [[double role]] as:<br />
** [[Sub-inspector|SI]] A. P. Ben Johnson (son)<br />
** Amarakkadan Pathrose (father)<br />
* [[Indraja]] as Gouri<br />
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as [[Superintendent (police)|SP]] Stephen Varghese [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] <br />
* [[Harisree Ashokan]] as Head Constable Swami<br />
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Chandranthodi Viswanathan Menon MLA, The main antagonist<br />
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Govindan Menon, Lakshmi's elder brother and Johnson's uncle<br />
* [[Kalasala Babu]] as Chandranthodi Madhava Menon<br />
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as [[Assistant sub-inspector of police|ASI]] Eenashu Pillai <br />
* [[Sukumari]] as Dhakshyani, Gouri's grandmother <br />
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Lakshmi Amma (Lakshmikutty), Johnson's mother <br />
* [[Adithya Menon]] as Vettukadan, The Secondary antagonist<br />
* [[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as Chandranthodi Surendran Menon<br />
* [[Machan Varghese]] as Constable Indran<br />
* Vishnu Prasad as Chandranthodi Hariprasad Menon <br />
* [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]] <br />
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Raghu<br />
* [[I. M. Vijayan]] <br />
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Minister<br />
* [[Narayanankutty]]<br />
* [[Abu Salim (actor)|Abu Salim]] as Abu<br />
* [[Chali Pala]] as Retd. [[Deputy superintendent of police|DYSP]] Parameshwaran<br />
* [[Baiju Ezhupunna]] as Thrivikraman<br />
* [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] as Police officer (Photo archive)<br />
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as<br />
Chief Minister Raman Pilla (guest)<br />
* [[Nadirshah]] as Himself (cameo)<br />
}}<br />
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==Music==<br />
The music was composed by [[Deepak Dev]], with lyrics written by [[Kaithapram]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Sona Sona nee" || [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Malgudi Subha]] || [[Kaithapram]] || <br />
|- <br />
| 2 || "Iniyum Mizhikal" || [[Sujatha Mohan]] || [[Kaithapram]] || <br />
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| 3 || "Iniyum Mizhikal" (M) || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Kaithapram || <br />
|- <br />
| 4 || "Munpe Munpe" || [[Deepak Dev]], Arjun Sasi || Kaithapram, Arjun Sasi || <br />
|- <br />
| 5 || "Munpe Munpe" || Arjun Sasi || Kaithapram, Arjun Sasi || <br />
|- <br />
| 6 || "Pettayaadi" || [[Nadirsha]], [[Sangeetha Rajeshwaran|Sangeetha]] || [[Nadirsha]] || <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
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It was released on 24 June 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/must-watch-kalabhavan-mani-films/photostory/51303437.cms|title=Must Watch|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/the-best-of-kalabhavan-mani-a-tribute-imagegallery-0-malayalam-qdhrPuegcajje.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311204804/http://www.sify.com/movies/the-best-of-kalabhavan-mani-a-tribute-imagegallery-0-malayalam-qdhrPuegcajje.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2018|title=The best of Kalabhavan Mani: a tribute|work=[[Sify]]|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> The film was a commercial success at the box office.<ref name="BO">{{Cite web |date=2016-12-06 |title=The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram: Boom year for mollywood |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm |access-date=2022-06-02 |website= [[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206164931/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm |archive-date=6 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The songs were well received, especially the song "Sona..Sona.." sung by Kalabhavan Mani and "Iniyum Mizhikal Nirayaruthe" by K.J. Yesudas.{{cn|date=October 2024}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0468665|Ben Johnson}}<br />
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