had locked up in a room in order to save him from Kabir. Thampuran shockingly realises that Ananthan is his friend's son and feels sorry for having disbelieved him. He requests Ananthan to stay in the palace as Unni and marry Radha. He names Radha as the successor to all his wealth. Ananthan accepts the request from Thampuran. Cast Production His Highness Abdullah was produced by Mohanlal and was the debut production of his company Pranavam Arts. Music The film score was composed by Mohan Sithara while the songs were composed by Raveendran, with lyrics written by Kaithapram. Reception His Highness Abdullah performed well at the box office, and the top-grossing Malayalam film of the year The film was a success in Tamil Nadu too. NKS of The Indian Express praises the film writing, "Rich with a fest of light classical songs, and taking its own time to stress the clash and play of emotions that is helped greatly by sensitive performances from Mohanlal and Nedumudi Venu, the film is a clean gripping entertainment for the family." Praising Mohanlal's performance he writes, "Mohanlal [...] takes a challenging role in His Highness Abdullah and not only acquits himself well but shows he is an actor of some range". Nedumudi Venu won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for maintaining the character with consistency and sensitivity. Awards Nedumudi Venu won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor M. G. Sreekumar won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer (for the song "Naadaroopini") Mohanlal won the Ujala Award and Kerala Movie Goers Award for Best Actor Raveendran won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam References External links His Highness Abdullah at Art Kerala 1990 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Indian musical drama films Films about con artists Films about royalty Films about murderers Films about assassinations Films scored by Raveendran Pranavam Arts International films Films directed by Sibi Malayil Films with screenplays by A. K. Lohithadas Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor National Film Award-winning performance 1990s musical drama films 1990 drama films Indian interfaith romance films