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Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu

2003 Indian film


Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Vishwanathan, starring Mohanlal and Jyothirmayi. This was Vishwanathan's directorial debut, and the first film for Stephen Devassy as composer.

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Plot

Hariharan Pillai runs a construction company with his uncle Velappan. He construct a house for the rich money lender Sathyapalan who does not compensate then after completing the house. Sathyapalan's daughter Kavya who initially dislikes Hariharan Pillai. However she eventually fall love for him. Hari also has to take care of his sister Latha who is in love with Nikhil. How Hariharan Pillai sorts out all of this issues and gets Kavya form the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

The bike with unusual wheels that was featured in C.I.D. Moosa (2003) was featured in this film.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by debutante Stephen Devassy, who took a sabbatical after working on this film.[2][3] Newcomer Rajeev Alunkal wrote all the lyrics.[4][5] Alunkal recalled in a 2015 interview that it was risky for a newcomer to pen all the lyrics and how the producer of the film, Johnny Sagarika, took that risk.[4]

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Release and reception

The film released shortly after Mohanlal's box office success Balettan (2003) and Jyothirmayi's Anyar (2003).[6][7] The film released in November 2003 coinciding with Ramadan.[6] Abhijath of The Hindu opined that "The film begins well, while in the second half, it loses tempo".[6] To prevent piracy, the film was released in 50 centres.[6] Sagarika dropped his shelved project Chakram with Mohanlal and Dileep after the film's failure.[8] Mohanlal went on to play a similar role in Vamanapuram Bus Route (2004), which was almost removed from theatres due to the box office failure of this film.[9][10][11]


References

  1. Asher, Pratima (5 April 2004). "The mechanics of his mind". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. Menon, Anasuya (18 June 2015). "Stephen Devassy: An orchestra by himself". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. "Hariharanpilla Happiyanu". Spotify. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. Pramad, Manu (1 September 2015). "നാലുവരി കൊണ്ട് പാട്ട് ഹിറ്റാകില്ല" [The song will not be a hit with four lines]. Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. Abhijath; Ram (27 November 2003). "Short-lived happiness". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. "New Diva". The Hindu. 5 September 2003. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. "Johnny dumps Mohanlal for good?". Sify. 19 January 2004. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. "Mohanlal- End of the road?". Sify. 28 January 2004. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. "Vamanapuram Bus Route". Sify. 14 January 2004. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. "Superstars no longer shine!". Sify. 13 December 2003. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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