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Sainyam
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Wikipedia article
'Sainyam' is a 1994 Malayalam-language film written by S. N. Swamy and directed by Joshi. Starring Mammootty, Mukesh, Priya Raman, Mohini, Vikram, Dileep and Sukumaran in main roles. The film score and soundtrack were composed by S. P. Venkatesh.
This movie was dedicated to the Indian Air Force. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as 'Jai India'.
Plot
The story is about the life of Indian Air Force officer Group Captain Eashwar who engages himself into a project called "Red Alert," which involves the renovation of condemned aircraft. He is 35, unmarried and interested in the Research Wing of the Indian Air Force. Eshwar is assisted by Wing Commander Zakir.
As a cover, the research is being conducted at an India Air Force Academy. The cadets Jiji, Thomas a.k.a. 'Kokku' Thoma and more especially Shradha Kaul provide comic relief.
Meanwhile, there are terrorists/anti-nationals trying to steal the project's secrets.
The movie ends with a note stating " A tribute to the Indian Air Force".
Cast
*Mammootty as Group Captain A.J.Eashwar
*Mukesh as Wing Commander Zakir Ali
*Priya Raman as Cadet Shradha Kaul
*Mohini as Lakshmi
*Vikram as Cadet Jiji
*Dileep as Cadet 'Kokku' Thomas
*Abi as Cadet Das
*Mukundan as Cadet Biju
*Rajeev Rangan as Cadet
*T.S Krishnan as Sikh Cadet
*Sukumaran as Air Vice Marshal Nambiar, Eashwar's Superior officer
*Prem Kumar as Ramu, Eashwar's cook
*Sonia as Fathima,Wife of Zakir
*Valsala Menon as Eashwar's Aunt
*Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Swaminathan, Eashwar's Uncle
*Devan Sreenivasan as Sreenath IPS, Commissioner of Police
*K.P.A.C. Sunny as Defence Minister
*Ravikumar as Major Sreeram
*Santhosh as Baiju, military commando
*Rasheed Ummer as Chacko, military commando
*Appa Haja as Kannan, military commando
*Vijay Menon as Salim, Terrorist
*Ajay Rathnam as Terrorist
* Ravi Jack as Terrorist
*Nandhu as Rajan, Salesman
Production
The film was shot at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal. The shoot was originally scheduled for November, but was postponed to March after Mammootty got chicken pox.
Release
The film was released on 15 September 1994.
Box office
The film was both commercial and critical success.Legacy
The song "Bagy Jeansum" was paid homage with a reference in the interlude of the song Kinnam Katta Kallan" in the 2018 film 'Kaly'.
References
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