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{{Infobox film
| name = Inspector Balram
| image = Inspector Balram.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Promotional Poster
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]
| producer = Liberty Basheer
| writer = [[T. Damodaran]]
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br />[[Kiran Kumar]]<br />[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]<br />[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]<br />[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]
| cinematography = [[J. Williams (cinematographer)|J. Williams]]
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]
| studio = Liberty Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1991|4|26|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Inspector Balram''''' is a 1991 [[Malayalam film]] directed by [[I. V. Sasi]], scripted by [[T. Damodaran]], and starring [[Mammootty]]. It is a sequel to the 1986 film ''[[Aavanazhi]]'' and was followed by a sequel, ''[[Balram vs. Taradas]]'', in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/dec/20/mammoottys-1991-film-inspector-balaram-had-a-real-life-lathi-charge-sequence-padmakumar-shares-h-1731783.html|title = Mammootty's 1991 film 'Inspector Balaram' had a real-life lathi charge sequence: Padmakumar shares his shooting experiences| date=20 December 2017 }}</ref>

The movie was produced and distributed by Liberty Productions. It was a commercial success and ran for over 240 days at the box office.<ref name="thenewsminute.com">{{cite web|author=Monday, January 25, 2016 – 17:13 |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/malayali%E2%80%99s-all-time-favourite-comic-roles-kalpana-38133 |title=A Malayali's all-time favourite comic roles of Kalpana |publisher=The News Minute |date=2016-01-25 |accessdate=2022-04-19}}</ref><ref name="mathrubhumi.com">{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/t-damodaran-the-multi-faceted-maverick-english-news-1.784692|title=T Damodaran – The multi-faceted maverick|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref name="stancemagazine.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.stancemagazine.in/kali/|title=Stance Magazine|website=www.stancemagazine.in|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513165809/http://www.stancemagazine.in/kali/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="news18.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/malayalam-scriptwriter-t-damodaran-dead-459865.html|title=Malayalam scriptwriter T Damodaran dead|website=News18|date=28 March 2012}}</ref>

==Plot==
Four years after the events of ''[[Aavanazhi]]'', Circle Inspector Balram is now married to Seetha. They have a daughter and live a normal life. Seetha is then killed by Sathyaraj's men. Balram sends his daughter to be taken care of by nuns, along with the help of his superior officer, Commissioner Madhavan Nair. Balram faces his enemies, including Indira Shankar and Sayed Mohammad Shah, and Preethi avenges her father's death with the help of Balram.

==Cast==
* [[Mammootty]] as Circle Inspector Balram
* [[Kiran Kumar]] as Sayed Mohammed Shah
* [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as City Police Commissioner Madhavan Nair IPS
* [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Seetha
* [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Indira Shankar
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Preethi Pillai
* [[Jagadish]] as Sudhakaran
* [[M. G. Soman]] as Sahadevan
* [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Sub Inspector Dakshayani
* [[Kundara Johny]] as CI Alex George
* [[Vincent (actor)|Vincent]] as Customs Officer Nambiar
* [[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Constable Radhakrishnan aka "Shamshyam" Vasu
* [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Sub Inspector Ummer
* Ramu as Siddique
* [[Kanakalatha]] as Madhavan's Wife
* [[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Hussain Sahib
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as D'Cruz Pereira
* [[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Krishna Pillai
* Ragini as Rajamma
* [[Kollam Thulasi]] as Chandrachoodan, Home Minister
* [[Vineeth Kumar]] as Jithu

==Box office==
The film was a commercial success,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/iv-sasi-kingmaker-behind-mammootty-and-mohanlal-70549?amp|title=IV Sasi: The kingmaker behind Mammootty and Mohanlal|work=[[The News Minute]]|date=25 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="thenewsminute.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/roudram-malayalam-movie-preview-9887.html|title=Roudram Malayalam Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref name="mathrubhumi.com"/><ref name="stancemagazine.in"/><ref name="news18.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece|title=The End of an Epoch|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 October 2017}}</ref> and it attained cult status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/10/24/iv-sasi-hitmaker-mammootty-films.html|title=IV Sasi: the hitmaker who discovered Mammootty, the actor|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=24 October 2017}}</ref>

==Additional information==
Some of the challenging shots in action scenes by the late cinematographer [[J. Williams (cinematographer)|J. Williams]] have received recognition.<ref>{{Cite news|title=സ്ഫടികവും ബട്ടർഫ്ലൈസും ബൽറാമും; വില്യംസിന്റെ റിസ്കി ഷോട്ടുകൾ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2022/09/14/kaloor-dennis-about-cameraman-j-williams.html|author=Kaloor Dennis| publisher=Manorama Online|date=14 September 2022}} </ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0244549}}

{{I. V. Sasi}}

[[Category:1991 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:1990s crime action films]]
[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thalassery]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kannur]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]
[[Category:Malayalam films in series|Balram2]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shyam (composer)]]
[[Category:Films directed by I. V. Sasi]]

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