Harikrishnans (
Malayalam: ഹരികൃഷ്ണന്സ്) is a 1998
Malayalam film directed by
Fazil and starring
Mammootty,
Mohanlal, and
Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. The film received much pre-release hype due to the combined presence of Mammootty and Mohanlal after a gap of several years.
The story follows the murder investigation of Guptan (
Rajiv Menon) by the famous lawyer duo of Hari (Mammootty) and Krishnan (Mohanlal).
The film was also dubbed and released in Tamil, considering the popularity of
Mammootty and
Mohanlal in Tamil Nadu.
Plot
The Harikrishnans (
Mammootty and
Mohanlal) are one of the most famous lawyer duos 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. The Harikrishnans are known to take only the most important cases, while others are handled by their juniors. They get engaged in a murder case of Guptan, who was allegedly killed by Gabriel. Gabriel is a friend of their sister and Harikrishnans become the defense lawyers upon her request. Harikrishnans begin investigation and come across Meera (
Juhi Chawla), a friend of Guptan. Both of them fall in love with her. After some trouble over the matter, they rediscover their friendship...
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