In 2013, the Malayalam film saw the arrival of a road movie, which later went on to become one of the best movies of the genre, setting a standard of its own. Directed by Sameer Thahir , Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi was the movie that delivered what it promised.
Malayalam film industry will soon be witnessing, yet another, a hard-core biker movie called the 27th CLUB !! Directed by Raz Angel and Jishnu Sudevan, the movie is about a famous 1% motorcycle club based in Kochi, Kerala.
The poster of the movie has been released on Facebook and the shoots are said to be in its initial phase. We are excited to see the story of that 1% motorcycle club !! But what is “1%”?
The history of 1%
On July 3, 1947, AMA (American Motorcycle Association) hosted a 3-day motorcycle carnival in Hollister, California. Hollister had hosted these types of motorcycle rallies previously and had a strong connection with the biker community. This was the first rally in Hollister in several years due to the World War II.
Motorcycle shows like races and field events were planned for the next day and the numbers of motorcyclists had swollen beyond expectations. The carnival witnessed large number of bikers than previous years.
As the day progressed, celebrations began spilling over into the streets. Drunk bikers were doing drags, wheelie, burnout displays and races right on the main street. Most of them ignored the sanctioned races going on at Hollister Memorial Park.
It was a total ruckus !! Many bikers were arrested, some were charged with disorderly conduct, and reckless driving,. Some bikers were treated for injuries at the local hospital, and a special session of night court was convened.
On the 4th day, the party began to run out of steam. The last of the motorcyclists left Hollister and the life returned to something like normal.
Following the ‘riots’- as termed by journalists at Hollister, the American Motorcyclist Association was said to make a statement which included a line similar to the following:
“99% of motorcyclists are good, decent, law-abiding citizens”.
It was interpreted by many that those not covered by the above statement were the “one percent”. The term was quickly taken onboard and has been commonly used now for over half a century
The 1%er’s do not recognize the “Rule of Law” and choose to live by their own “Code”. The 99%er’s choose the “Rule of Law’
So, does the 1% motorcycle club exist in India?
We would like to hear more from you. Do share your views and comments on the story above.
Stay tuned as we bring more on the developments of the 27th CLUB Malayalam Movie.
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Great after seeing neelakasham recently again;I was expecting a road movie for that great feel.So happy to hear that 27 th club is coming with the amazing Strategy to conuer the minds. Waiting for that to happen soon.
Great after seeing neelakasham recently again;I was expecting a road movie for that great feel.So happy to hear that 27 th club is coming with the amazing Strategy to conquer the minds. Waiting for that to happen soon.
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Hollister, in particular, has a proprietary fondness for the movie, a fondness rooted in the fact that “The Wild One” was Hollywood’s lame imagining of Hollister’s mythical invasion of 1947. Motorcyclists have been gravitating to Hollister (population thirty-five thousand, seat of San Benito County) at least since the nineteen-twenties, attracted by an oval dirt racetrack near downtown as well as by hills that offer ideal terrain for climbing competitions. Until the Hollister Independence Rally came along, the local economy was mainly dependent upon agriculture (apricots, cherries, apples, lettuce, peppers, onions), although the southern outskirts of Silicon Valley are within commuting distance. I arrived in Hollister a couple of days before the crowds gathered for this year’s proceedings, and my first stop was the rally headquarters.
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