In Harihar Nagar
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In Harihar Nagar is a 1990 Malayalam comedy film
written and directed by the duo Siddique-Lal
. It stars Mukesh
, Siddique
, Jagadish
and Ashokan
in major roles. The film became one of the biggest hits in Malayalam film history and has a dedicated cult following. It is referred to as part of the golden age of Malayalam comedy and among the most hilarious movies in Indian cinema.
The film has spawned two sequels, 2 Harihar Nagar
(2009) and In Ghost House Inn (2010), both written and directed by Lal from the duo. The film was remade into Hindi, Telugu and Tamil by different film makers.
), Govindan Kutty (Siddique
), Appukuttan (Jagadish
) and Thomas Kutty (Ashokan
) are four young men who live in the town 'Harihar Nagar'. The movie starts with an incident which take place in Bombay, where a briefcase is carried by a man and given to another man, and that man gives it to another man. The 'third' man is being followed by another two men who want the briefcase. The man calls a taxi and goes off, thinking that he is safe. But then the taxi stops at an isolated place, the driver shoots the man, and takes the money.
In the next scene the foursome are then shown, with the song "unnam marannu thenni paranna".
A lady whose name is "Maya" (Geetha Vijayan
), along with her grandparents are Mahadevan's new neighbour. Appukkuttan gives this news to the other three and they disappear to Mahadevan's house, to see her. The foursome try to impress her during which they find her posting a letter. They bribe the postman and manage to get that letter. Through the letter they come to know that Maya is at the town to know more about the murder of her brother - Sedu Madhavan (Suresh Gopi
). The foursome follow Maya to a library and find a man tampering with a bike. Thinking it to be Maya's bike, they beat up the man to impress her however she doesn't notice them and goes her way.
Maya visits the house of Andrews (Saikumar) - friend of Sedu Madhavan. She requests Androse's mother - Ammachi (Kaviyoor Ponnamma
) to contact her if she gets any information about her brother. The foursome meet Ammachi as Sedu's friends. They manage to get Sedu's photo by telling that they want it for the colony's sport's club. Maya gets this info from Ammachi and meet then. She believes them to be Sedu's friends after seeing his photo at their house. The foursome make a story about an affair of Sedu and another girl. Hearing this news about them being the friends of Sedu Madhavan,they are kidnapped by John Honai, who wants a 'briefcase'.Maya was in search of her brother's girlfriend and she finds details of "Rekha", who was close to her brother from the library. The back story of Sedu is said when she questions rekha about Sedu. Androse's father was a businessman who was killed by John Honai's father and he build a business empire with the money taken from Androse's father. Androse creates trouble in that business to take revenge. Honai's father then sells all his assets and try to run away with that money in the 'briefcase'. Androse was the taxi driver who shot him as shown in the first scene. He gives that briefcase to Sedu Madhavan but gets killed soon after. Sedu comes to Harihar Nagar to give this money to Ammachi but when he gets to know that Ammachi is ignorant of Androse's death and is still waiting for him, he gives it to 'Rekha'who is Androse's girlfriend.
Foursome escape from Honai, and are on run followed by Honai's men when they meet another set of goons led by the man they had beaten up near the library.They escape, leaving Honai's gang and the other man's gang to fight with each other. Then Maya and her grandparents are caught by Honai but foursome rescue them. Ammachi comes to know about Androse's death from Rekha who gives her the briefcase. Honai comes to her house to get the briefcase. The cooking gas was left on when Honai enters the home, and he is killed when he switches on a lighter.
Maya is packing her things to leave Hariharnagar. She meets the foursome before leaving and hands them a briefcase as a gift. When her car leaves, the briefcase opens and the money, jewellary, everything falls out. She shouts from the car that it is for them. They become happy, and the film ends.
and lyrics penned by Bichu Thirumala
. The songs were remixed and used by Alex Paul
for 2 Harihar Nagar
, the first sequel of this film.
directed by Lal of the director-duo Siddique-Lal
. It was released on 1 April 2009. After its success, Lal planned another sequel, named In Ghost House Inn. It was released on 25 March 2010.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
written and directed by the duo Siddique-Lal
Siddique-Lal
Siddique-Lal were a screenwriter and director duo, consisting of Siddique and Lal. They were active together in Malayalam cinema during 1989 - 1995...
. It stars Mukesh
Mukesh (actor)
Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :...
, Siddique
Siddique (actor)
Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
, Jagadish
Jagadish
P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
and Ashokan
Ashokan (actor)
Ashokan is Malayalam actor who is best known for his roles in Peruvazhiyambalam, In Harihar Nagar and Amaram.-Career:He made debut in 1978 was Peruvazhiyambalam was directed by Padmarajan where he played as a 15 year old boy who becomes fugitive after killing of bully...
in major roles. The film became one of the biggest hits in Malayalam film history and has a dedicated cult following. It is referred to as part of the golden age of Malayalam comedy and among the most hilarious movies in Indian cinema.
The film has spawned two sequels, 2 Harihar Nagar
2 Harihar Nagar
2 Harihar Nagar is a 2009 Malayalam film written and directed by Lal and produced by P N Venugopal. It is a sequel to In Harihar Nagar and a prequel to In Ghost House Inn...
(2009) and In Ghost House Inn (2010), both written and directed by Lal from the duo. The film was remade into Hindi, Telugu and Tamil by different film makers.
Plot
Mahadevan (MukeshMukesh (actor)
Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :...
), Govindan Kutty (Siddique
Siddique (actor)
Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
), Appukuttan (Jagadish
Jagadish
P. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
) and Thomas Kutty (Ashokan
Ashokan (actor)
Ashokan is Malayalam actor who is best known for his roles in Peruvazhiyambalam, In Harihar Nagar and Amaram.-Career:He made debut in 1978 was Peruvazhiyambalam was directed by Padmarajan where he played as a 15 year old boy who becomes fugitive after killing of bully...
) are four young men who live in the town 'Harihar Nagar'. The movie starts with an incident which take place in Bombay, where a briefcase is carried by a man and given to another man, and that man gives it to another man. The 'third' man is being followed by another two men who want the briefcase. The man calls a taxi and goes off, thinking that he is safe. But then the taxi stops at an isolated place, the driver shoots the man, and takes the money.
In the next scene the foursome are then shown, with the song "unnam marannu thenni paranna".
A lady whose name is "Maya" (Geetha Vijayan
Geetha Vijayan
Geetha Vijayan is an Indian actress. Geetha made her debut in the Malayalam comedy In Harihar Nagar which turned out to be a blockbuster. She has since acted in more than 75 Malayalam movies and in some Tamil films and Hindi films. She is also a television actress...
), along with her grandparents are Mahadevan's new neighbour. Appukkuttan gives this news to the other three and they disappear to Mahadevan's house, to see her. The foursome try to impress her during which they find her posting a letter. They bribe the postman and manage to get that letter. Through the letter they come to know that Maya is at the town to know more about the murder of her brother - Sedu Madhavan (Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
). The foursome follow Maya to a library and find a man tampering with a bike. Thinking it to be Maya's bike, they beat up the man to impress her however she doesn't notice them and goes her way.
Maya visits the house of Andrews (Saikumar) - friend of Sedu Madhavan. She requests Androse's mother - Ammachi (Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Kaviyoor Ponnamma is a Malayalam film actress. She won the Kerala State Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1994.Ponnamma was born in Kaviyoor village, near Tiruvalla to a conservative upper-class family...
) to contact her if she gets any information about her brother. The foursome meet Ammachi as Sedu's friends. They manage to get Sedu's photo by telling that they want it for the colony's sport's club. Maya gets this info from Ammachi and meet then. She believes them to be Sedu's friends after seeing his photo at their house. The foursome make a story about an affair of Sedu and another girl. Hearing this news about them being the friends of Sedu Madhavan,they are kidnapped by John Honai, who wants a 'briefcase'.Maya was in search of her brother's girlfriend and she finds details of "Rekha", who was close to her brother from the library. The back story of Sedu is said when she questions rekha about Sedu. Androse's father was a businessman who was killed by John Honai's father and he build a business empire with the money taken from Androse's father. Androse creates trouble in that business to take revenge. Honai's father then sells all his assets and try to run away with that money in the 'briefcase'. Androse was the taxi driver who shot him as shown in the first scene. He gives that briefcase to Sedu Madhavan but gets killed soon after. Sedu comes to Harihar Nagar to give this money to Ammachi but when he gets to know that Ammachi is ignorant of Androse's death and is still waiting for him, he gives it to 'Rekha'who is Androse's girlfriend.
Foursome escape from Honai, and are on run followed by Honai's men when they meet another set of goons led by the man they had beaten up near the library.They escape, leaving Honai's gang and the other man's gang to fight with each other. Then Maya and her grandparents are caught by Honai but foursome rescue them. Ammachi comes to know about Androse's death from Rekha who gives her the briefcase. Honai comes to her house to get the briefcase. The cooking gas was left on when Honai enters the home, and he is killed when he switches on a lighter.
Maya is packing her things to leave Hariharnagar. She meets the foursome before leaving and hands them a briefcase as a gift. When her car leaves, the briefcase opens and the money, jewellary, everything falls out. She shouts from the car that it is for them. They become happy, and the film ends.
Cast
- Mukesh as Mahadevan
- SiddiqueSiddique (actor)Siddique is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and television compere. He started his film career doing comedy roles and later performed in a variety of roles.-Early career:...
as Govindan Kutty - JagadishJagadishP. V. Jagadish Kumar , popularly known as Jagadish, is a Malayalam film actor and script writer. He became popular through performances in films such as Mukhachitram, In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Welcome to Kodaikanal, Thiruthalvaadi, Mantrikacheppu, and Hitler...
as Appukuttan - AshokanAshokan (actor)Ashokan is Malayalam actor who is best known for his roles in Peruvazhiyambalam, In Harihar Nagar and Amaram.-Career:He made debut in 1978 was Peruvazhiyambalam was directed by Padmarajan where he played as a 15 year old boy who becomes fugitive after killing of bully...
as Thomas Kutty - Suresh GopiSuresh GopiSuresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
as Sethumadhavan - Saikumar as Andrews
- Riza BavaRiza BavaRizabava is an Indian actor who is best known for his role as John Honai in the 1990 Malayalam film In Harihar Nagar.-Movies:# Sound of Boot .... Abdul Sathar# College Kumaran # Mulla .... Venu# Paradesi...
as John Honai - Geetha VijayanGeetha VijayanGeetha Vijayan is an Indian actress. Geetha made her debut in the Malayalam comedy In Harihar Nagar which turned out to be a blockbuster. She has since acted in more than 75 Malayalam movies and in some Tamil films and Hindi films. She is also a television actress...
as Maya - Rekha as Sister Josephine / Annie Phillip
- Kaviyoor PonnammaKaviyoor PonnammaKaviyoor Ponnamma is a Malayalam film actress. She won the Kerala State Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1994.Ponnamma was born in Kaviyoor village, near Tiruvalla to a conservative upper-class family...
as Ammachi - PhilominaPhilominaPhilomina was a veteran Malayalam film actress. She had acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of grandmother and mother. She started acting on the stage. This experience stood her in good stead when she was offered her first film role...
as Muthassi - Paravoor BharathanParavoor BharathanParavoor Bharathan is an Indian actor of Malayalam films who started his career in movies during 1960s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor as he has acted in a variety of roles including negative roles, character roles and comedy roles.- Biography :...
as Muthachan - Appa Haja as Cherian
- Thrissur Elsi as Mahadevan's mother
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features two super hit songs composed by S. BalakrishnanS. Balakrishnan (composer)
S. Balakrishnan is an Indian film score composer and music director who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. Best known for his association with the director duo Siddique-Lal, he has scored some of the all-time hit songs in late eighties and early nineties....
and lyrics penned by Bichu Thirumala
Bichu Thirumala
Bichu Thirumala is an Indian lyricist and poet from Kerala, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He, along with O. N. V. Kurup, is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinema, Thirumala led the group of lyricist who wrote songs for...
. The songs were remixed and used by Alex Paul
Alex Paul
Alex Paul is an Indian music director mostly active in Malayalam cinema.- Biography :Alex Paul, born in Kochi, Kerala, is the son of A.M. Paul, a music artist who formed the first Orchestra troupe in Kochi...
for 2 Harihar Nagar
2 Harihar Nagar
2 Harihar Nagar is a 2009 Malayalam film written and directed by Lal and produced by P N Venugopal. It is a sequel to In Harihar Nagar and a prequel to In Ghost House Inn...
, the first sequel of this film.
- "Ekantha Chandrike" - M. G. SreekumarM. G. SreekumarM. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has...
, Unni MenonUnni MenonUnni Menon is an Indian film playback singer. He has sung over 3000 songs in South Indian languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. In the early part of his career, he spent many years as a low-profile playback singer. The turning point in his career came when he sang the song "Pudhu... - "Unnam Marannu" - M. G. SreekumarM. G. SreekumarM. G. Sreekumar is a two-time National Award-winning Indian playback singer and music director who works in Malayalam cinema. With a career of over 25 years, he is one of the prominent male singers in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for matching voice with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. He has...
, Unni MenonUnni MenonUnni Menon is an Indian film playback singer. He has sung over 3000 songs in South Indian languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. In the early part of his career, he spent many years as a low-profile playback singer. The turning point in his career came when he sang the song "Pudhu...
Sequels
19 years after the release of the original, In Harihar Nagar had a sequel 2 Harihar Nagar2 Harihar Nagar
2 Harihar Nagar is a 2009 Malayalam film written and directed by Lal and produced by P N Venugopal. It is a sequel to In Harihar Nagar and a prequel to In Ghost House Inn...
directed by Lal of the director-duo Siddique-Lal
Siddique-Lal
Siddique-Lal were a screenwriter and director duo, consisting of Siddique and Lal. They were active together in Malayalam cinema during 1989 - 1995...
. It was released on 1 April 2009. After its success, Lal planned another sequel, named In Ghost House Inn. It was released on 25 March 2010.
Remake versions
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- Another Tamil version of the film, titled Idhu MGR Illam, was under production.