Synopsis
ഗാന്ധിനഗർ 2nd സ്ടീറ്റ്
Madhavan (Sreenivasan) is trying to get a job for his unemployed friend Sethu (Mohanlal). When a spate of robberies takes place in a middle-class neighbourhood, Madhavan has Sethu pose as Raam Singh, a Nepali emigre, to fulfill the residents' need for a Gorkha security guard. A police officer (Thilakan) and his daughter (Karthika) move into the neighbourhood, bringing back memories from the past for Sethu.
Comedy + Family in India
89 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gandhinagar 2nd Street itself).
The 1985–1987 India Window
Gandhinagar 2nd Street holds position #9 of 19 India films in the 1985–1987 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in India, 74 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gandhinagar 2nd Street premiered alongside 6 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other India films in 1986.
The 102nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 41% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 39th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #267 of 1,983 India films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #71 of 648 (top 11%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Century Films |
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Release Date | July 3, 1986 |
| IMDb | tt0214704 |













