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{{Infobox film
| image = Malabar Police.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[P. Vasu]]
| writer = P. Vasu
| producer = Shanthi Vasudevan
| starring = {{ubl|[[Sathyaraj]]|[[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]|[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]|[[Mumtaj]]}}
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| editing = P. Mohanraj
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| studio = Kamalam Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1999|08|06}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Malabar Police''''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|l|ə|b|ɑːr}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime comedy]] film written and directed by [[P. Vasu]]. The film stars [[Sathyaraj]] in a dual role, [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]], [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] and [[Mumtaj]]. It revolves around an eloping couple witnessing a murder, and evading an attack by the murderer. A [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer investigates the murder, and suspects it is connected to a rivalry between two businessmen.

''Malabar Police'' was released on 6 August 1999, and was one of the most successful Tamil films of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2005 |title=Khakis fit for Sathyaraj |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/12520.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029022930/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/12520.html |archive-date=29 October 2014 |access-date=7 October 2012 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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Raja and Julie are lovers in [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]]. Raja is of [[Tamil Nadu diaspora|Tamil]] ancestry, while Julie is from a [[Saint Thomas Christians|Syrian Christian]] family. Julie's rich parents vehemently oppose their marriage and keep her in confinement. They eventually act upon their plan to elope at dawn, to get married. On the way, they witness the murder of minister Madhavan Nair; the murderer Varadappan tries to kill Raja and Julie too to eliminate any witness of the murder. However, they escape and reach [[Chennai]] (the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|capital]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]) by train.

Chinnasamy is a [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer who is appointed to investigate the murder of the minister. He is also from a Tamil family, residing for three generations in [[Kerala]]. He comes to Chennai and starts to search for Raja with assistance from constable Govindan. Meanwhile, Nagarajan and Sivashankar are leading businessmen in Chennai but are business rivals. Chinnasamy sets his eyes on Nagarajan, boss of Varadappan, doubting him to be the murderer of Varadappan when he is killed in a blast after his arrest. Sivashankar joins hands with Chinnasamy and helps him gather evidence against Nagarajan due to his business rivalry. Meanwhile, Raja and Julie accidentally get separated, and they keep searching for each other. Chinnasamy spots Julie and employs her as a maid in his home.

Finally, Chinnasamy solves the case and finds that Sivashankar is the actual murderer. Chinnasamy pretended to doubt Nagarajan, which made him close to Sivashankar, helping him gather evidences. It is revealed that Sivashankar used Varadappan as a spy employed with Nagarajan to know his business secrets and he was the real murderer. Sivasankar was a covert friend of Madhavan, and Madhavan had recently given Sivasankar a huge amount of black money for safekeeping. To prevent the money being returned, Sivasankar used Varadappan to finish off Madhavan Nair. In the end, Raja and Julie are united with the help of Chinnasamy as they return to Kerala, while Govindan is promoted to Inspector rank as he assisted to solve the 'criminal case'.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Chinnasamy and Ramasamy
*[[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]] as Raja
*[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] as Ammukutty
*[[Mumtaj]] as Julie/Jothi
*[[Sivakumar]] as Nagarajan
*[[Goundamani]] as Govindrajan
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as [[Inspector General]] of Tamil Nadu Police
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Shivashankar
*[[Anandaraj]] as Varadappan
*[[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Driver Anand
*Indhu as Rani, Anand's wife
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Meganathan
*[[Mohan Raman]] as Raja's father
*[[Prathapachandran]] as Inspector General of Kerala Police
*[[Thambi Ramaiah]] as Perumal
*[[Hemanth Ravan]] as Police Officer in Chinnasamy's Investing Team
*[[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]]
*Laxmi Rattan as Kerala Minister Madhavan Nair
*[[Scissor Manohar]]
*[[Thalapathi Dinesh]]
*[[Mahanadi Shankar]] as a goon
*Naga Kannan as martial arts hitman from Kerala
* [[Alphonsa (actress)|Alphonsa]] as a dancer (special appearance)
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malabar Police (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/malabar-police-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1339583922 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119060058/https://music.apple.com/us/album/malabar-police-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1339583922 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=19 January 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> The song "Hollywood Mudhal" is the debut song of lyricist [[Na. Muthukumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2022 |title=Late Na Muthukumar wins the State Film Award for Best Lyricist |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/late-na-muthukumar-wins-the-state-film-award-for-best-lyricist/articleshow/93979762.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908090037/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/late-na-muthukumar-wins-the-state-film-award-for-best-lyricist/articleshow/93979762.cms |archive-date=8 September 2022 |access-date=19 January 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 22:22
| title1 = En Kannadi Thoppukkulle
| lyrics1 = [[Arivumathi]]
| extra1 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length1 = 4:45
| title2 = En Kannadi Pesavillai
| lyrics2 = Arivumathi
| extra2 = [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length2 = 4:33
| title3 = Hollywood Mudhal
| lyrics3 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| extra3 = Gopal Rao
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = Palakaattu Ponnu
| lyrics4 = Kalaikumar
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Sathyaraj]]
| length4 = 4:44
| title5 = Sona Sona
| lyrics5 = Kalaikumar
| extra5 = [[S. A. Rajkumar]], [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length5 = 4:09
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Malabar Police'' was released on 6 August 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malabar Police ( 1999 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2233 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815155921/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2233 |archive-date=15 August 2004 |access-date=19 January 2023 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref> K. P. S. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote that viewers could enjoy the last 10 minutes if they could endure old fashioned sentiments and lengthy dialogues.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=கே. பி. எஸ். |date=22 August 1999 |title=மலபார் போலீஸ் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-08-22/page/n13/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230126154527/https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-08-22/page/n13/mode/2up |archive-date=26 January 2023 |access-date=18 November 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=12–13 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "Satyaraj is quite at ease in delivering the Malayalam mixed Tamil while unravelling the mystery of the murder of a Kerala Minister, the involvement of a young pair of eloping lovers making it more interesting". Ramanujam concluded, "Ashok Kumar handles the camera with his known efficiency while S. A. Rajkumar has scored the music which is adequate".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=13 August 1999 |title=Film Reviews: Poovellam Kaettupaar/Kanavae Kalayathae/Malabar Police |url=http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/08/13/stories/09130225.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010413132359/http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/08/13/stories/09130225.htm |archive-date=13 April 2001 |access-date=21 June 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|2325845}}

{{P. Vasu}}

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[[Category:Films about businesspeople]]
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[[Category:Films directed by P. Vasu]]
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