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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Highway<br />
| image = Highway (1995) film.jpg<br />
| caption = Pre-release poster<br />
| director = [[Jayaraj]]<br />
| producer = [[Prem Prakash]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Sab John]]<br />
| story = Jayaraj<br />
| starring = [[Suresh Gopi]]<br>[[Banupriya]]<br>[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]<br> <br />
[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]<br>[[Sukumari]]<br />
| music = [[S. P. Venkatesh]]<br />
| cinematography = [[P. Sukumar]]<br />
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br>[[V. T. Vijayan]]<br />
| studio = Heyday Films<br />
| distributor = Century Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|1995|3|3|India|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 146 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
}}<br />
'''''Highway''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action film|action]] [[spy film]] directed by [[Jayaraj]], produced by [[Prem Prakash]], and written by [[Sab John]]. The film stars [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Bhanupriya]], with [[Vijayaraghavan]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] and [[Biju Menon]] in supporting roles. The film's original songs were composed by [[S. P. Venkatesh]], while cinematography was handled by [[P. Sukumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aravind |first=C. V. |date=2 May 2018 |title='Bhayanakam' director Jayaraj, Malayalam cinema's non-conformist who treads his own path |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bhayanakam-director-jayaraj-malayalam-cinemas-non-conformist-who-treads-his-own-path-80546 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ഹൈവേ |url=https://m3db.com/film/high-way |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=M3DB.COM }}</ref><br />
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''Highway'' was released in theatres on 3 May 1995. It was a commercial success at the Kerala box office. The film's dubbed Telugu version was also a box office success in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Sreedhar Prasad is a [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] [[field agent]] investigating a bomb blast that killed 30 innocent college students. Sreedhar operates under the name of Mahesh Aravind, a planter from [[Udumbanchola]] and chooses a township, Wintergreen, as his temporary residence during the course of the investigation. Mahesh establishes a friendly relation with [[Assistant Commissioner of Police|ACP]] George Alexander, who was the official in charge of the criminal investigation. As the investigation proceeds, it is understood that the bomb blast was connected with a chain of crimes that happened in the area including the missing of a scientist Guhan Menon from Baddapur Space Research Organization (BSRO), who is later revealed to be killed. It is revealed that Shankar Dev Rana, an established businessman and educationist in the common front, is actually a traitor and drug lord in his parallel life. Sreedhar Prasad and his subordinate Moorthy finally solves the cases after hurdles and arrest Shankar Dev Rana for orchestrating the bomb blast.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as Sreedhar Prasad [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]/Mahesh Aravind ([[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] officer)<br />
* [[Bhanupriya]] as Meera<br />
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Moorthy/Unnithaan ([[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] Officer)<br />
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as [[Assistant Commissioner of Police (India)|ACP]] George Alexander IPS<br />
* [[Biju Menon]] as [[Sub Inspector#Kerala|SI]] Pavithran<br />
* [[Jose Prakash]] as Kartha (Meera's father)<br />
* [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Sukumaran/Sukhbir (Hanuman) Singh<br />
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Vasco<br />
* [[Sukumari]] as Vasco's mother<br />
* Eliyas Babu as Shankar Dev Rana/Murikkummuri Velayudhan (Real name, revealed in the climax)<br />
* Kamal Gaur as 'Cobra' Hamza, Chief Henchman of Shankar Dev Rana<br />
* [[Spadikam George]] as [[Inspector-general of police#India|IG]] Ramamurthy IPS<br />
* [[Vineeth]] as Vinod Menon/Apache (One among the students who gets killed in the blast)<br />
* [[Prem Prakash]] as Sivanandan, Fabrication Engineer, BSRO<br />
* [[Kaduvakkulam Antony]] as Kallu Vareeth, Checkpost Registrar<br />
* Pavithran K P as Robinson, Motel Manager and Rana's agent<br />
* [[Silk Smitha]] as [[Dancer]]<br />
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==Music==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Highway<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[S. P. Venkatesh]]<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|22:56}}<br />
| label = [[Magnasound Records|Magnasound]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highway Audio CD |url=http://www.indiatowngifts.com/aksharam-manikya-chempazhuka-highway-president-magnasound-omi-cd-malayalam-made-in-canada-1995/ |website=India Town Gifts}}</ref><br />[[Sony Music India]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highway (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/highway-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/657377126 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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The soundtrack album was composed by [[S. P. Venkatesh]] for the lyrics penned by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highway (1995) - MSIDb |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?41 |website=Malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Track !! Song title !! Singer(s) !! Length<br />
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| 1 || ''Dolo Dolakku'' || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || 4:53<br />
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| 2 || ''Oru Thari Kasthoori'' || [[Swarnalatha]], [[Choir|Chorus]] || 5:15<br />
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|-<br />
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| 3 || ''Kikkili Kili'' || [[Malgudi Subha]], [[Sangeetha Sajith]] || 4:07<br />
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|-<br />
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| 4 || ''Kunji Kurumbin'' || K. S. Chithra, Chorus || 4:51<br />
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|-<br />
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| 5 || ''Adipoli'' || [[Suresh Peters]] || 3:49<br />
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|}<br />
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==Box office==<br />
The film was a commercial success in Kerala and also in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. According to producer Khader Hassan, it created pre-release hype in Andhra Pradesh due to the successes of Suresh Gopi's previous dubbed films, and after the success of ''Highway'', older Malayalam films in which he appeared in supporting roles too were released in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] industries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Here is how Suresh Gopi became the 'Supreme Star' of Telugu cinema |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/06/28/suresh-gopi-supreme-star-telugu-cinema.html |website=[[Malayala Manorama|OnManorama]]}}</ref><br />
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== Sequel ==<br />
A sequel to the film titled ''Highway 2'' was announced in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gandhi |first=Mohak |date=2022-06-26 |title=Highway 2: Suresh Gopi, Jayaraj reunite for sequel of superhit film; Check all about upcoming mystery-thriller |url=https://newsroompost.com/entertainment/highway-2-suresh-gopi-jayaraj-reunite-for-sequel-of-superhit-film-check-all-about-upcoming-mystery-thriller/5126616.html |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=NewsroomPost }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0353534}}<br />
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{{Jayaraj}}<br />
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[[Category:1995 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about the Research & Analysis Wing]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]<br />
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