Chanakyan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by T K Rajeev Kumar, and starring Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

, Jayaram

Jayaram

Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...

 and Urmila Matondkar

Urmila Matondkar

Urmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress.Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha...

.

Plot

Johnson (Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

) falls in love with the daughter of a politician Madhava Menon portrayed by Thilakan

Thilakan

Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...

. Madhava Menon does not like the relation and he destroys Johnson's family. Johnson wants to take revenge on the politician. Johnson takes the help of a mimicry artist Jayaram, played by Jayaram

Jayaram

Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...

 for this. At first Jayaram does not know Johnson's intentions, but when he knows the real reason behind it, he supports Johnson. Johnson uses clever tactics for his revenge. He asks Jayaram to mimic the voice of the politician, who is now the chief minister of Kerala and read out false promises through TV and radio. This humiliates the politician in public. Finally, he forces the politician to shoot him and Johnson dies thus making the politician a murderer and destroying his political future.

Cast

• Kamal Hasan as Johnson
• Urmila Matondkar
  Urmila Matondkar
  Urmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress.Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha...
  
   as Renu
• Jayaram
  Jayaram
  Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
  
   as Jayaram
• Thilakan
  Thilakan
  Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...
  
   as Madhava Menon
• Madhu
  Madhu (actor)
  Madhavan Nair , commonly known by his stage name Madhu is an actor in Malayalam cinema. He was a prominent lead actor during the 60s and 70s. He has also directed and produced films, and at one time he owned Uma film studio.-Early life:...
  
   as DIG K. Gopalakrishna Pillai
• Sithara
  Sithara (actress)
  Sithara is an Indian actress who has performed in Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam language films and television serials.-Filmography:-External links:...
  
   as Geethu
• Sabitha Anand as Jessy
• Santha Devi as Johnson's mother
• Jagadish
  Jagadish
  P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
  
  
• Jagannathan as Madhava Menon's aide
• Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Security guard
• Sainuddin as Mimicry artist
• M. S. Thripunithura as Geethu's father
• Kollam Thulasi