Abhimanyu is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Priyadarshan and written by T. Damodaran. It stars Mohanlal, Geetha, and Shankar. The plot revolves around the Bombay (now Mumbai) underworld and the transformation of an innocent guy into a crime boss in the city. The tagline of the movie is Crime Never Pays. The Fim Got A Certificate from Censorboard.The film was a commercial success at the box office. The film is noted for its screenplay, direction and background score. Mohanlal won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor. Its Tamil dubbed version Arasan was also a box office success. The movie was later dubbed and released in Hindi as Satyaghath - Crime Never Pays. It was remade in Tamil as Thalai Nagaram (2006), Telugu as Nagaram(2008) and in Kannada as Devru (2009). Art direction was by Thotta Tharani. Plot Harikrishnan is an immigrant in Mumbai, who, like many thousands of immigrants, is struggling to make ends meet. He shares a room with a group of Malayali guys, who have their personal problems and difficulties. The film begins with Harikrishnan witnessing the murder of a journalist, and being asked by police to appear at an identification parade, which he does. Hari and his friends stay in a room at Kamathipura, which also houses the largest red lighted area in India. He accidentally meets Kiran, a Telugu girl in the brothel, for whom he develops feelings. In a short attempt to make money, Hari and his friends start making local hooch which is then supplied by their friend Manikandan, who is a taxi driver. One of the friends Shekhar, falls in love with Mani's sister without the knowledge of anyone else. One fine morning, Mudaliar, a Tamil don who ruled the streets is shot dead by Abbas Ali, his own henchman who shifted his loyalty to Amar Bakia, another cold blooded don. With the death of Mudaliar, Amar Bakia becomes the undisputed don of the city, and Abbas Ali his lieutenant. Abbas, after coming to know about the small scale smuggling activities of Hari and his gang, threatens him and asks him to come and meet him on the day of Vinayak Chathurthi and pay him a large amount as fine. In midst of the celebration, Hari enters the house of Abbas Ali and shoots him down, inviting the enmity of Amar Bakhia. Chotta Shankar, a local goon