Of the People is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante film directed and produced by Jayaraj. It is a sequel to 4 the People (2004) and By the People (2005). Arun, Padmakumar and Arjun are in the cast. The story was written by Jayaraj, while Sreekumar Sreyams wrote the screenplay.^[2]

"4 The People" are released from jail and re-start what they had been doing earlier. Now an A.C.P. Harishanker (Harshan) joins their team as a police informer. But a new threat against "Of The People" is formed.

Arvind Sebastian (Arun), Eshwar (Arjun Bose) and Shafeek (Padma Kumar) are released after completing their term in prison following the events in 4 the people. The trio are advised by their families and even the police not to try and reform society but to work hard, begin new lives and make up for the lost time instead. However, they are unable to bear the sight of ever increasing corruption and end up forming a trio in hiding, named "Of the people" , inspired by Che Guevara, with formation of a website for people to lodge complaints against corrupt officials, whom the trio thereafter kill , to set an example against corruption in society. A private college professor is soon targeted and killed when he demands extra fees from a student to approve her admission, after which the latter suicides. The law is unable to find the whereabouts of Of the people. In comes ACP Harishankar, recommended by the chief minister to investigate the murders and nab the trio. But Harishankar, inspired by their deeds, decides to join the trio and help them by acting as an insider among the police. Harishankar reveals the strategies of the police to the trio each time the police try to nab them.

The chief minister then gives orders to an IAS officer and team to demolish illegal constructs at Idukki but soon rescinds his order when pressured by his party at behest of politician turned local king maker Nazer (Anoop). The trio thereafter promise to help Harishankar in future before they depart.

Nazer smuggles fake currency into the state and transport them via trucks, and the plan is revealed to Of the people , who then arrange for local supports to arrange for celebrations in which the truck drivers are distracted and the trio make away with the truck, thereafter immolating the fake notes causing crores of damage to Nazer.

It is revealed that Nazer is working at behest of business tycoon Dickson Ebenezer based abroad. Nazer tells police in glove with him to find some way to nab the trio. In comes Sharma, a political prisoner released from jail and who gets beaten up during a rally for students by the police. When hospitalized, through journalist Nancy , Sharma contacts Of the people, who hesitatingly recruit him without openly revealing their whereabouts. Sharma is then shown to be an aide of the police and his assualt was dramatized to help him get into the gang. It is also revealed that Sharma's father, a doctor was a victim of the gang in 4 the people who amputated his hand for corruption and he is seeking revenge.

• Arun as Aravind Sebastian
• Padmakumar as Shefeek
• Arjun Bose as Iswar Iyer
• Harshan as A.C.P Harishankar
• Devipriya as Nancy Isaac
• Govind as Mani Sharmma
• Mahesh S as Mohana Swamy
• Kaimal as Rajindra Singh
• Biju as Mahesh Kumar
• Anoop as Nazer
• Sunil John as Dixon Ebenezer
• Jolly as Jithesh Kumar
• Sabitha Jayaraj as Sreelakshmi
• Govind Singh as Lee
• Sambsivan T.V as Moscow Velayudhan

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• Of the People at IMDb