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In Harihar Nagar (1990)

In Harihar Nagar poster
Original title
ഇൻ ഹരിഹർ നഗർ
Directed by
Siddique, Lal
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 13m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Four unemployed bachelors living in a neighborhood try to win over a new neighbor. She is in town to look into her brother's suspicious death.

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What happens

In Harihar Nagar is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Siddique-Lal. The story of the film, set in the fictional locality of Harihar Nagar, follows four unemployed bachelors and friends: Mahadevan, Govindan Kutty, Appukuttan and Thomas Kutty, who attempts to woo their new neighbour Maya, who is in town to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of her brother Sethumadhavan. It stars Mukesh, Siddique, Jagadish and Ashokan in the lead roles, while Geetha Vijayan, 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 8 November 1990. The film was the second highest grossing Malayalam 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 (Parda Hai Parda and Dhol), Kannada (Nagaradalli Nayakaru), Tamil (MGR Nagaril), and Telugu (Madhura Nagarilo). Its success also spawned a series of unrelated low budget comedy films featuring the principal cast, in the years that followed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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