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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Inspector Garud<br />
| image = InspectorGarudposter.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Johny Antony]]<br />
| producer = Milan Jaleel<br />
| writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna<br />Siby K. Thomas]]<br />
| starring = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br /> [[Kavya Madhavan]]<br />
| music = '''songs:'''<br>[[Alex Paul]]<br/>'''background score:'''<br>[[Ouseppachan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[P. Sukumar]]<br />
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]<br />
| studio = Galaxy Films<br />
| distributor = Galaxy Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|01|29|India}}<br />
| runtime = 137 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Inspector Garud''''' is a 2007 Indian [[Malayalam|Malayalam-language]] [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Johny Antony]], written by the duo [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas]], starring [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] and [[Kavya Madhavan]] in the lead roles. The film was a commercial success at the [[box office]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/inspector-garud--review-malayalam-pclwk4ehhbhei.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531012326/https://www.sify.com/movies/inspector-garud--review-malayalam-pclwk4ehhbhei.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 May 2022|title = Inspector Garud|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/inspector-garud-review-malayalam-movie-8872|title = Inspector Garud review. Inspector Garud Malayalam movie review, story, rating}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3590/malayalam/inspector-garud/1033/review.htm|title = Inspector Garud Review &#124; Inspector Garud Malayalam Movie Review by Unni Nair|date = 28 January 2007}}</ref><br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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[[Circle Inspector]] Madhavan Kutty is a very corrupt and funny officer. He is known as Garud as he is fast as a [[falcon]] who would do any dirty work for money. He became Inspector not through the right channel but by paying {{INR|15 lakhs}} as a bribe. Hence, he is now bound to get his money back through bribes.<br />
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A consignment of arms meant for [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|LTTE]] reaches [[Kochi]] and Karaikkudy Arumuga Palaniyappa Chettiyar is keeping it in a colony run by him. An honest cop Rajan Joseph discovers the plot but is sacked by the Home Minister. Madhavan Kutty saves Chettiyar and at the same time rips him off. Meanwhile, Madhavan Kutty is humiliated by the new [[District Collector|Sub Collector]], Sethulakshmi, who makes him apologize to her in front of the [[Kerala Women's Commission|Women's Commission]]. He takes revenge by working out a marriage with Sethulakshmi under pressure which leads to further complications.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* [[Dileep]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Madhavan Kutty / Inspector Garud<br />
* [[Kavya Madhavan]] as Sub Collector Sethulakshmi [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<br />
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as [[Head constable|Head Constable]] Raghavan aka Raghavettan <br />
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Karaikudi Arumukha Palaniyappa Chettiyar<br />
* [[Lalu Alex]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Rajan Joseph<br />
* [[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Saravanan, Chettiyar's son<br />
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Govindan, Sethulakshmi's uncle<br />
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Lonappan Chakkacham Parambil<br />
* [[Harisree Ashokan]] as Kuttappan<br />
* [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]] as Guptaji<br />
* [[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Shekharan<br />
* [[Kalasala Babu]] as Achuthan Maash, Madhavankutty's father<br />
* [[Shammi Thilakan]] as [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|City Police Commissioner]] P Gopinath [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<br />
* [[Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran|Aishwarya]] as [[District magistrate|District Collector]] Sandhya Gopinath [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<br />
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Krishnan Namboothiri<br />
* [[Kochu Preman]] as Sivan Pillai<br />
* [[Urmila Unni]] as Sethulakshmi's mother<br />
* [[Ponnamma Babu]] as a Member of the [[Kerala Women's Commission|Women's Commission]]<br />
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as Minister Sathyanathan<br />
* [[Machan Varghese]] as Kunjunni, a thief<br />
* [[N. L. Balakrishnan]] as Vaidyar <br />
* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as [[Director general of police|IG]] Santhosh Nair [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<br />
* [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]] as [[Constable]] Chacko<br />
* Bineesh Kodiyeri as Anand, Sethulakshmi's younger brother<br />
* Suja Menon as Saritha<br />
* Jeny Susan Joseph as Parvathi, Achuthan's daughter<br />
* [[Abu Salim (actor)|Abu Salim]] as Karinchantha Vasu<br />
* [[Kalabhavan Haneef]] as Ajayan, Auto driver<br />
* Rani Larius as Chettiyar's wife<br />
* Mini Arun as Susan<br />
* Deepika Mohan<br />
* [[Nayanthara Chakravarthy|Baby Nayanthara]] as Raghavan's granddaughter <br />
* Sudheer Sukumaran as Guptaji's henchman<br />
* Beena Sabu<br />
* Vimal Kumar as Police Constable<br />
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==Music==<br />
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''Inspector Garud'' has music given by [[Alex Paul]], while the background score was composed by [[Ouseppachan]]. The lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma]] and [[Santhosh Varma]]. The film has six songs, in which the playback singers are Jyotsna, Franko, [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]], [[Rimi Tomy]], Afsal, Reju Joseph, Pradeep Babu, and [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] himself. <br />
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{| class="wikitable tracklist" <br />
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Nishayile Salabhamaai" || Jyotsna<br />
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| 2 || "Kannathe Penne" || Franko<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Manmadhanalle" || [[Vineeth Srinivasan]], [[Rimi Tomy]], [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Kanthari Penne" || Afsal<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Pathi Kadichu" || Reju Joseph, Pradeep Babu<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Kannum Chimmi Chimmi" || [[Vineeth Srinivasan]]<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0896817}}<br />
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[[Category:2007 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2007 romantic comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:2007 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Johny Antony]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police]]<br />
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]<br />
[[Category:Police films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Alex Paul]]</div>Sanjanadalvi