Gandhinagar 2nd Street
1986 2h 20m movie Film India

Gandhinagar 2nd Street

ഗാന്ധിനഗർ 2nd സ്ടീറ്റ്

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.

  1. Ramayan
    #1

    Ramayan

    ★ 8.7 · 1987
  2. Mirch Masala
    #2

    Mirch Masala

    ★ 8.1 · 1987
  3. Ek Ruka Hua Faisla
    #3

    Ek Ruka Hua Faisla

    ★ 8.0 · 1986
  4. Nadodikkattu
    #4

    Nadodikkattu

    ★ 7.8 · 1987
  5. Thalavattam
    #5

    Thalavattam

    ★ 7.8 · 1986
  6. Thoovanathumbikal
    #6

    Thoovanathumbikal

    ★ 7.7 · 1987
  7. Mouna Raagam
    #7

    Mouna Raagam

    ★ 7.6 · 1986
  8. Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
    #8

    Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam

    ★ 7.6 · 1986

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.

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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
Reviews
41st
Review-volume percentile
39th
Popularity percentile

17 audience reviews — more than 41% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 39th percentile among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
17
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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 CountryIndia
Original LanguageMalayalam
Production CompaniesCentury Films
Runtime2h 20m
Release DateJuly 3, 1986
IMDbtt0214704