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Harikrishnans (1998)
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Harikrishnans (1998)
Original name: ഹരികൃഷ്ണ‍ന്‍സ്‌
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Harikrishnans movie revolves around Harikrishnan (Mammootty and Mohanlal) who are one of the most famous lawyer duo in India. To avoid confusion one is called as Hari (Mammooty) and the other as Krishnan (Mohanlal). They are known to take lakhs for single sittings. They head the oragnisation called Harikrishnan Associates, which consists of around 300 lawyers, all being their juniors.
Style: suspense
Plot: lawyer, love triangle, friendship, murder, investigation, suicide, criminal, murder investigation, flirting, courtroom, murder suspect, defense attorney, malayalam, triangle, camera
Time: year 1998

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