His Highness Abdullah (1990)

 ●  Malayalam ● 2 hrs 36 mins

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Soulful and evocative, this multi-layered musical follows the life of a wealthy nobleman and patron of classical music Maharaja Udayavarma (Venu), who is surrounded by greedy relatives who want to kill him for his wealth. They hire the Bombay-based contract killer Abdullah (Mohanlal), who also happens to be a ghazal singer. Assuming the identity of Ananthan Namboodiri, he befriends the nobleman, developing a close bond of friendship with him. Can he bring himself to commit cold-blooded murder of his good-natured and art loving friend?
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Cast: Gouthami Tadimalla, Mohanlal

Crew: Sibi Malayil (Director), Ananda Kuttan (Director of Photography), M Raveendran (Music Director)

Genres: Drama

Release Dates: 30 Mar 1990 (India)

Malayalam Name: ഹിസ്‌ ഹിഘ്നെസ്സ് ആബ്ദുല്ലഹ്

Did you know? Nedumudi Venu who played the role as Maharaja Udayavarma has won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Read More
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as Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri
as Subhadra Varma
as Prabhakara Varma
as Bhageerathi
as Kesava Pillai
Supporting Actor
as Udaya Varma
as Ravi Varma
as Janaki Varma
as Madhavi Varma

Direction

Director

Production

Producer
Production Company

Distribution

Distributor

Writers

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Music

Music Director

Editorial

Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Malayalam
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
His Highness Abdullah was produced by the renowned actor of Malayalam film industry, Mohanlal, who won the Ujala Award and Kerala Movies Goers Award for Best Actor, for his splendid performance in this movie.

Nedumudi Venu who played the role as Maharaja Udayavarma has won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Raveendran won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director, whereas MG Sreekumar won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song 'Naadaroopini'.