Gandhinagar 2nd Street

Gandhinagar 2nd Street is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal in the lead role, with Karthika, Seema, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Innocent, Sukumari and K. P. A. C. Lalitha in supporting roles. The music was composed by Shyam.[1][2][3] The film was remade in Telugu as Gandhinagar Rendava Veedhi (1987) and in Tamil as Annanagar Mudhal Theru (1988).

Gandhinagar 2nd Street
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySathyan Anthikad
Produced by
Screenplay bySreenivasan
Story bySathyan Anthikad
Starring
Music byShyam
CinematographyVipin Mohan
Edited byK. Narayanan
Production
company
Casino Films
Distributed byCentury Films
Release date
  • 4 July 1986 (1986-07-04) (India)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

Madhavan is trying to get a job for his unemployed friend Sethu. When a spate of robberies takes place in a middle-class neighbourhood, Madhavan has Sethu pose as Ram Singh, a Nepali émigré, to fulfil the residents' need for a Gorkha security guard. He befriends Nirmala, a preschool teacher. Meanwhile, a police officer and his daughter, Maya, move into the neighbourhood, bringing back memories from the past for Sethu.

Three years before, Sethu and Maya were friends and later they fell in love with each other. But, they separated due to some misunderstandings. Sethu apologies to Maya, but Maya does not reciprocate. Nirmala also finds the real identity of Sethu and his relationship with Maya. Tomy, a neighbour, misbehaves with Maya and Sethu beats him.

The colony's residents turns against Ram Singh after the incident and suspects that Nirmala has an affair with him. Nirmala's husband Balachandran returns from Dubai and the colony's residents gossip about the relationship between Sethu and Nirmala. Balachandran says that he trusts his wife and that his wife has send letters about Sethu. Balachandran visit Maya's father and learns that she is actually a widow. Balachandran has also arranged a job for Sethu abroad and when he is returning he will also take Sethu to Dubai. The movie ends with Maya and Sethu uniting.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Bichu Thirumala.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Ormayil Oru Sisiram"Unni MenonBichu Thirumala
2"Thudarkkinaakkalil"K. J. Yesudas, K. S. ChithraBichu Thirumala

Remakes

The film was remade in Telugu as Gandhinagar Rendava Veedhi (1987) directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao and starring Rajendra Prasad, and in Tamil as Annanagar Mudhal Theru (1988) directed by Balu Anand and starring Sathyaraj.[4]

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References
  1. "Gandhinagar 2nd Street". MalayalaChalachithram. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. "Gandhinagar 2nd Street". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  3. "Gandhinagar 2nd Street". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. "Music director dead". The Hindu. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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