Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji
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| Directed by | Thulasidas |
| Produced by | Babu Majeed |
| Screenplay by | Rajan Kiriyath Vinu Kiriyath |
| Story by | Babu G. Nair |
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Mukesh Jagathy Sreekumar Siddique Madu Maathu Premkumar |
| Music by | Johnson |
| Cinematography | P. Kumar Thangar Bachan |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
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Shine Productions
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130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji (English:Malappuram Haji, Joji the great) is a 1994 Malayalam comedy film directed by Thulasidas, and starring Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique, Madu and Maathu.
Kunjalikutty (Siddique) gets both a visa to Dubai and a job offer at a school managed by his father's friend, Malappuram Hajiyar (Madhu) in Malappuram at the same time. His father refuses to let him go to Dubai and wants him to take the teaching job. So Kunjalikutty sends his friend Joji (Mukesh), a handsome and well-educated Hindu, in his place to the school, and goes to Dubai without his parents knowledge.
Malappuram Hajiyar is a bold and religious man having a huge public appeal, with no tolerance towards deception. Thus people approach him with awe. Hajiyar's code of conduct scares Joji to the core that he has to conceal his own identity while living as Kunjalikkutty's impostor. A hilariously hostile relationship develops between Joji and Aliyar, who is the physical education teacher, and later, Joji's roommate. Joji soon gets into the good books of Hajiyar, while Aliyar remains stuck in the rut of being too slack for a teacher, for instance, coming late for the school.
Things do not go easy for Joji. He nearly blew his cover at times, which triggers Aliyar's suspicion. On one such occasion, he is accidentally confronted by Gouri (Maathu), who hails from a reputed Hindu family. The story enters a serious turn, when Kunjalikutty shows up, telling Joji that he has become a victim of a visa scam run by Jafer Khan (Rizabawa), who now targets Kunjalikutty for extermination. Unable to face his own strict father, while avoiding Jafer Khan's goons, Kunjalikutty decides to stay with Joji, as Joji. Thus Kunjalikutty and Joji lives together with Aliyar, under swapped identities. Aliyar, who cannot stand Joji further, becomes desperate to get into the bottom of things. This leads to situations, which form the rest of the film.
Music: Johnson; Lyrics: Bichu Thirumala
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