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{{Infobox film
| name = Gandhinagar 2nd Street
| image = Gandhinagar 2nd Street.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sathyan Anthikad]]
| producer = {{ubl|Kochumon|[[Mohanlal]]|[[I. V. Sasi]]|[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]|[[Mammootty]]}}
| story = Sathyan Anthikad
| screenplay = [[Sreenivasan]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mohanlal]]|[[Karthika (Malayalam actress)|Karthika]]|[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]|[[Sreenivasan]]|[[Thilakan]]}}
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]
| cinematography = Vipin Mohan
| editing = K. Narayanan
| studio = Casino Films
| distributor = Century Films
| released = {{Film date|1986|7|4|df=y|India}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Gandhinagar 2nd Street''''' (ഗാന്ധിനഗർ സെക്കന്റ്‌ സ്ട്രീറ്റ്) is a 1986 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Sathyan Anthikad]] and written by [[Sreenivasan]] from a story by Anthikad. It stars [[Mohanlal]] in the lead role, with [[Karthika (Malayalam actress)|Karthika]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Thilakan]], [[Innocent Vincent|Innocent]], [[Sukumari]] and [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] in supporting roles. The film also has [[Mammootty]] in a [[Cameo appearance]]. The music was composed by [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1862|title=Gandhinagar 2nd Street|access-date=2014-10-23|publisher=MalayalaChalachithram}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1560 |title=Gandhinagar 2nd Street |access-date=2014-10-23 |publisher=malayalasangeetham.info |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317111207/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1560 |archive-date=17 March 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/gandhinagar-2nd-street-malayalam-movie/|title=Gandhinagar 2nd Street|access-date=2014-10-23|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref> The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Gandhinagar Rendava Veedhi]]'' (1987) and in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]'' (1988).

==Plot==
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Madhavan is trying to get a job for his unemployed friend Sethu. When a spate of robberies takes place in a middle-class neighbourhood, Madhavan has Sethu pose as Ram Singh, a [[Nepalis|Nepali]] émigré, to fulfil the residents' need for a [[Gorkha]] security guard. He befriends Nirmala, a preschool teacher. Meanwhile, a police officer and his daughter, Maya, move into the neighbourhood, bringing back memories from the past for Sethu.

Three years before, Sethu and Maya were friends and later they fell in love with each other. But, they separated due to some misunderstandings. Sethu apologies to Maya, but Maya does not reciprocate. Nirmala also finds the real identity of Sethu and his relationship with Maya. Tomy, a neighbour, misbehaves with Maya and Sethu beats him.

The colony's residents turns against Ram Singh after the incident and suspects that Nirmala has an affair with him. Nirmala's husband Balachandran returns from [[Dubai]] and the colony's residents gossip about the relationship between Sethu and Nirmala. Balachandran says that he trusts his wife and that his wife has send letters about Sethu. Balachandran visit Maya's father and learns that she is actually a widow. Balachandran has also arranged a job for Sethu abroad and when he is returning he will also take Sethu to Dubai. The movie ends with Maya and Sethu uniting.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Mohanlal]] as Sethu, a security guard and story protagonist / Ram Singh
*[[Karthika (Malayalam actress)|Karthika]] as Maya
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Nirmala
*[[Sreenivasan]] as Madhavan, Sethu's friend
*[[Thilakan]] as Maya's father, a brash policeman
*[[Sukumari]] as Mrs. Varkey, Colony Secretary
*[[C. I. Paul]] as Varkey
*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Bharathi
*[[Sankaradi]] as Kuttichan
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Police Constable
*[[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Madhavan's mother
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]
*[[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as Tomy, a flirtatious young man who likes to woo girls he meets.
*[[Mamukkoya]]
*[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]]
*[[Mammootty]] as Balachandran ([[Cameo appearance]])
{{colend}}


==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]] and the lyrics were written by [[Bichu Thirumala]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Ormayil Oru Sisiram" || [[Unni Menon]] || [[Bichu Thirumala]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Thudarkkinaakkalil" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || Bichu Thirumala ||
|}

==Remakes==
The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Gandhinagar Rendava Veedhi]]'' (1987) directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao and starring [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]], and in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]'' (1988) directed by Balu Anand and starring [[Sathyaraj]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Music director dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/music-director-dead/article808310.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 October 2016|date=2 October 2010}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0214704|Gandhinagar 2nd Street}}

{{Sathyan Anthikad}}

[[Category:1986 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Sreenivasan]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sathyan Anthikad]]
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1986 comedy films]]
[[Category:1986 drama films]]
[[Category:1986 films]]

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