2011 Film Collector

Menon, starring Suresh Gopi in the title role. The film takes a look at the contemporary social scene in the state.

Collector
Directed by	Anil C. Menon
Produced by	V. V. Sajan Abdul Azeez
Starring	Suresh Gopi Rajeev Nedumudi Venu Mohini Yamini Verma Balachandran Chullikkadu Baburaj Kollam Thulasi Ambika
Cinematography	Manoj Paramahamsa Gunasekharan
Edited by	V.T Sreejith
Music by	Reghu Kumar
Production company	A Qube
Release date	15 July 2011 (2011-07-15)
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Avinash Varma is the District Collector of Ernakulam. He takes on several anti-social elements who rule the underworld of Kochi . Of them, Williams, who is a real estate businessman, is his biggest opponent. ACP Revathy, social activist Arundhati and a few honest and sincere government officers and the Chief Minister are there to support Avinash Varma. The City Police Commissioner, the Lady Mayor Sethulakshmi of Kochi Corporation, and a couple of corrupt ministers and officials are supporting the illegal activities of Williams. In the age-old battle between the 'Good' and the 'Evil', Avinash Varma wins as expected, and his truth and honesty are rewarded.

The film ran into financial troubles when its shooting was a mid way. Collector is the seventh directorial venture of Anil C. Menon. The production Controller of the Collector is Shibu G Suseelan.

Critical response

Veeyen of Nowrunning.com gave a negative review and said, "Collector fits into the socio-political thriller genre in Malayalam films to the 'T'. The film tries to speak a lot, but the fact is that not many are in a mood to listen. For, we have seen it all" and gave 1.5 stars of 5.

Indiaglitz gave a favorable review and said, "The highlights of the movie are the brilliant production values starting from its awesome title graphics to excellent cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa. Some of the dialogues in the former half and climax are indeed interesting, though that is not the case with the entire movie."

Sify said, "Collector is loud, formulaic and tailor made for those who are addicted to the age old good versus evil sagas. For those who get thrilled when the hero renders lines of dialogues to virtually everyone around and takes on a dozen hunks with sheer grit, this may be a fine film. For the rest of the world, this may not be such an exciting experience. The choice is yours!". Rediff wrote, "To sum up, Collector is just another Suresh Gopi film that will be appreciated by his fans, but has nothing new to offer".

The soundtrack features four songs composed by Reghu Kumar. The songs, as well as the choreography, received largely positive reviews. The songs managed to average the music charts in the initial weeks. This was the last work of Reghu Kumar, who died in 2014.^{[citation needed]}