Red Salute (2006 film) explained

Red Salute
Director:	Vinod Vijayan
Producer:	Milan Jaleel
Screenplay:	A. Sajeevan
Story:	Rassaque Thykavu
Starring:	Kalabhavan Mani
Music:	Alex Paul
Cinematography:	Vinod Illampally
Editing:	Vivek Harshan
Studio:	Galaxy Films
Released:	^[1]
Language:	Malayalam

Red Salute is a 2006 Malayalam film that was directed by Vinod Vijayan and produced by Milan Jaleel.^[2] The film starred Kalabhavan Mani as Chaala Vaasu, an activist and head load worker.^[3]

Plot

Red Salute follows the character of Chala Vaasu, a coolie that eventually works his way to the top of the abkari liquor trade business. Despite this bringing him great fortune, Vaasu begins to realize that this fortune comes with its own problems and starts longing for his former life and the simplicity he thinks it brought.^[4]

Reception

IndiaGlitz gave a lukewarm review of Red Salute, calling it "old wine in a new bottle" and that towards the end parts of the film were "sloppy and unimpressive".^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Kalabhavan Mani - ready for the parade. https://web.archive.org/web/20151101145149/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/24106.html. dead. 1 November 2015. IndiaGlitz. 13 February 2013.
Web site: Red Salute - Chala Vasu arrives earlier. https://archive.today/20130411043410/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/24409.html. dead. 11 April 2013. IndiaGlitz. 13 February 2013.
Web site: Red Salute to Mani. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401065519/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/23286.html. dead. 1 April 2016. India Glitz. 13 February 2013.
Web site: Rags-to-riches story. https://archive.today/20130411022331/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/28/stories/2006072800160200.htm. dead. 11 April 2013. The Hindu. 2006-07-28. 13 February 2013.
Web site: Red Salute - Another regular package from Mani. https://archive.today/20130411043237/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/review/8625.html. dead. 11 April 2013. IndiaGlitz. 13 February 2013.