Underplayed Gems

New Delhi (1987)

New Delhi poster
Original title
ന്യൂ ഡൽഹി
Directed by
Joshiy
Genre
thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 23m
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man seeks justice after a personal tragedy. He uncovers a web of corruption and revenge.

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What happens

New Delhi is a 1987 Malayalam language neo-noir thriller film written by Dennis Joseph and directed by Joshiy and produced by Joy Thomas. It stars Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Thiagarajan, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Mohan Jose, Devan, and Jagannatha Varma. The film was remade and released in Telugu as Anthima Theerpu, which was directed by Joshiy himself. Joshiy also directed the Hindi and Kannada versions titled New Delhi. Lead roles were played by Jeetendra in its Hindi version and Ambareesh in the Kannada version, respectively, Gopi made his debuts in the Telugu, Kannada and Hindi film Industries through the remakes in those languages but he played different roles. The story is loosely based on the novel The Almighty by Irving Wallace. Thiagarajan, who played the role of Salem Vishnu in New Delhi, later produced and directed a Tamil film titled Salem Vishnu which showcased the prequel story of his character. The film rose Mammootty to Mega Star status after consecutive failures in the early 80s. The film was a critical and commercial success and the highest-grossing Malayalam film at that time. It earned cult status and is considered one of the best Malayalam films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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