New Delhi (1987 film)

For other uses, see New Delhi (disambiguation).

New Delhi
Poster
Directed byJoshiy
Written byDennis Joseph
Produced byJoy Thomas
StarringMammootty
Suresh Gopi
Thiagarajan
Sumalatha
Urvashi
Devan
Vijayaraghavan
Mohan Jose
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Edited byK. Sankunni
Music byShyam
Production
company
Distributed byJubilee Productions
Release date
  • 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

New Delhi is a 1987 Malayalam language action thriller film written by Dennis Joseph and directed by Joshiy and produced by Joy Thomas. It stars Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Thiagarajan, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Mohan Jose, Devan, and Jagannatha Varma.[1]

The film was remade and released in Telugu as Anthima Theerpu, which was directed by Joshiy himself. Joshiy also directed the Hindi and Kannada versions titled New Delhi. Lead roles were played by Jeetendra in its Hindi version and Ambareesh in the Kannada version, respectively, Gopi made his debuts in the Telugu, Kannada and Hindi film Industries through the remakes in those languages but he played different roles. The story is loosely based on the novel The Almighty by Irving Wallace.[2]

Thiagarajan, who played the role of Salem Vishnu in New Delhi, later produced and directed a Tamil film titled Salem Vishnu which showcased the prequel story of his character. The film rose Mammootty to Mega Star status after consecutive failures in the early 80s.[3][4] The film was a critical and commercial success and the highest-grossing Malayalam film at that time. It earned cult status and is considered one of the best films ever made in India.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (14 May 2021). "Dennis Joseph scripted a new chapter in Malayalam cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Malayalam film scriptwriter Dennis Joseph passes away; Mammootty, Mohanlal tweet condolences". Firstpost. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Malayalam Hitmaker Screenwriter-Director Dennis Joseph Passes Away". Kerala Kaumudi. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Spectacular comebacks of Mollywood". Times of India. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ^ "'He is king!'". Rediff. 7 September 2000. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Malayalam screenwriter-director Dennis Joseph passes away". The Indian Express. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2021.