Cover Story

About the film

Cover Story is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language revenge action thriller film directed by G. S. Vijayan, written by B. Unnikrishnan and produced by Menaka under the production banner Revathy Kalamandhir. Starring Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon, Tabu and Siddique. The film has soundtrack composed by Sharreth.

Plot

Jasmine Khan is a computer engineer, who wears contact lens due to vision problems. She is very friendly with her next-door neighbour Chandrashekar Menon, a retired judge with a haunted past. Jasmine meets Vijay, a news reporter and the executive director of True Vision who is on a mission to eliminate corruption through Media Channel. During a Christmas night, Menon is killed by a mysterious man, who is seen but not recognized by Jasmine, as she was not wearing contact lenses at that time.

Vijay's close friend and college mate ACP Anand suspects Jasmine in Menon's murder as retired DGP R.V. Thampuran was also killed in her presence in a shopping mall, but is unable to prove due to Vijay's interference and lack of evidence. The investigation for the true killer begins as Anand tries to find the real killer. Soon, Jasmine indetnifies the killer as Vijay. What are Vijay's true motives behind the killings form the rest of the plot.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 4 songs, all composed by Sharreth. with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery.

Reception

A critic from indiainfo.com wrote that "If you are looking for fiery speeches, action packed fights, innovative camera angles or great music then you can give this film a skip". A critic from Sify wrote that "Despite good performances by most of the artists, the plot or rather the treatment seems to be rather unconvincing". The film ended up as a box-office disaster.

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