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| writer = Fazil | | writer = Fazil | ||
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Mohanlal]] | | starring = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Mohanlal]] | ||
| cinematography = Anandakuttan | | cinematography = [[Anandakuttan]] | ||
| music = [[Ouseppachan]] | | music = [[Ouseppachan]] | ||
| editing = T. R. Shekar<br>K. R. Gaurishankar | | editing = T. R. Shekar<br>K. R. Gaurishankar | ||
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'''''Harikrishnans''''' is a 1998 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language | '''''Harikrishnans''''' is a 1998 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]. The film was produced and distributed by [[Mohanlal#Personal life|Suchitra Mohanlal]] under the production company [[Pranavam Arts]], starring [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]]. Others in the cast include [[Juhi Chawla]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Shamili]], [[Nedumudi Venu]] and [[Kunchacko Boban]]. The film received a great pre-release hype due to the combined screen presence of Mohanlal and Mammootty, and was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. It was later dubbed into Tamil with the same name. | ||
The film initially had two endings when released, where the heroine chose Mammootty in one version, and Mohanlal in the other one. This was an attempt by the filmmakers to satisfy the fanbases of both Mammootty and Mohanlal, who were each popular in different regions of Kerala. However, only the Mohanlal version was submitted to the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] (CBFC) for censorship approval, and after both versions were released in theatres, the board sent a notice to the producer warning that it would take legal action, unless the ending with Mammootty, which had not been certified, was withdrawn.<ref name="IT"/><ref name="rediff"/> The producers were embroiled in legal actions after that,<ref name="rediff"/> but the gimmick helped the film to bring in millions of rupees. This was an upturn for the Malayalam film industry, which had been generating unsuccessful films for quite some time.<ref name="IT"/> | The film initially had two endings when released, where the heroine chose Mammootty in one version, and Mohanlal in the other one. This was an attempt by the filmmakers to satisfy the fanbases of both Mammootty and Mohanlal, who were each popular in different regions of Kerala. However, only the Mohanlal version was submitted to the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] (CBFC) for censorship approval, and after both versions were released in theatres, the board sent a notice to the producer warning that it would take legal action, unless the ending with Mammootty, which had not been certified, was withdrawn.<ref name="IT"/><ref name="rediff"/> The producers were embroiled in legal actions after that,<ref name="rediff"/> but the gimmick helped the film to bring in millions of rupees. This was an upturn for the Malayalam film industry, which had been generating unsuccessful films for quite some time.<ref name="IT"/> | ||
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===Box office=== | ===Box office=== | ||
The film's budget was {{INRConvert|2.5|c}} and recovered its cost within two weeks.<ref name =into/> The film collected {{INRConvert|5.6|l}} from first week beating the previous record of [[Aaraam Thampuran]], which was {{INRConvert|4|l}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/14hari.htm|title=The win-win situation|work=[[Rediff]]|date=14 September 1998}}</ref> The film was commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/mar/11moh1.htm|title='Nothing, neither criticism nor compliment, affects me'|work=[[Rediff]]|date=11 March 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://inwww.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/07malaya.htm|title=All is not lost...|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=7 December 1998}}</ref> | The film's budget was {{INRConvert|2.5|c}} and recovered its cost within two weeks.<ref name =into/> The film collected {{INRConvert|5.6|l}} from first week beating the previous record of [[Aaraam Thampuran|''Aaraam Thampuran'']], which was {{INRConvert|4|l}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/sep/14hari.htm|title=The win-win situation|work=[[Rediff]]|date=14 September 1998}}</ref> The film was commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/1999/mar/11moh1.htm|title='Nothing, neither criticism nor compliment, affects me'|work=[[Rediff]]|date=11 March 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://inwww.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/07malaya.htm|title=All is not lost...|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=7 December 1998}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1990 films]] | [[Category:1990 films]] | ||
[[Category:Pranavam Arts International films]] | [[Category:Pranavam Arts International films]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Ouseppachan]] | |||
[[Category:Films directed by Fazil]] | [[Category:Films directed by Fazil]] | ||
[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]] | [[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]] | ||