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In Harihar Nagar is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Siddique-Lal. The film, set in the fictional locality of Harihar Nagar follows four unemployed bachelors: Mahadevan (Mukesh), Govindan Kutty (Siddique), Appukuttan (Jagadeesh) and Thomas Kutty (Ashokan) and their attempts to woo their new neighbour. It also stars Rizabawa, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Rekha, with Suresh Gopi and Sai Kumar making cameo appearances. The music was composed by S. Balakrishnan. In Harihar Nagar was released on 20 June 1990. The film was the fourth highest grossing film of the year and ran for more than 100 days in theatres. The film is widely celebrated as one of the most popular Malayalam comedy films ever and has over the years gained a cult following, spawning two sequels — 2009's 2 Harihar Nagar, and 2010's In Ghost House Inn — and remakes in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu. Its success also spawned a series of unrelated low budget comedy films featuring the principal cast, in the years that followed.
Original Release
05/17/1990
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mukesh | Mahadevan |
Ashokan | Thomaskutty |
Suresh Gopi | Sethumadhavan |
Saikumar | Andrews |
Rizabawa | John Honai |
Geetha Vijayan | Maya |
Kaviyoor Ponnamma | Andrews' Mother / Andrews's mother |
Rekha | Sr. Josephine / Sister Josephine / Annie Phillip |
Philomina | Maya's Grandmother |
Paravoor Bharathan | Maya's Grandfather |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mukesh | Mahadevan |
Ashokan | Thomaskutty |
Suresh Gopi | Sethumadhavan |
Saikumar | Andrews |
Rizabawa | John Honai |
Geetha Vijayan | Maya |
Kaviyoor Ponnamma | Andrews' Mother / Andrews's mother |
Rekha | Sr. Josephine / Sister Josephine / Annie Phillip |
Philomina | Maya's Grandmother |
Paravoor Bharathan | Maya's Grandfather |
Appa Haja | Cherian |
Trichur Elsi | Mahadevan's Mother |
Bhagyalakshmi | Maya |
Hummie van de Tonnekreek | Appukkuttan |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Khayiz | Producer |