Mahaprabhu (film)
Mahaprabhu is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by A. Venkatesh, making his directorial debut. The film stars R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya and Vineetha. The film, produced by Janaki Devi, had musical score by Deva and was released on 26 January 1996.[1][2][3]
| Mahaprabhu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Written by | A. Venkatesh Pattukkottai Prabakar (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Janaki Devi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | D. Vijayagopal |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Sri Sai Theja Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Dhamodaran (R. Sarathkumar) sells black cinema tickets alongside his friends Sedhu (Goundamani) and Vicky (Senthil). Dhamodaran is known to be an angry man thus he promises to his mother Vellaiyamma (Manorama) to avoid violence. Jothi (Vineetha), Dhamodaran's cousin, is deeply in love with Dhamodaran.
Shanmugavel (Rajan P. Dev), a corrupt politician, is an influential man and even the police cannot arrest him for his crimes. His son Bhaskar (Shiju) spreads terror among the college students. Eswarapandiyan (Sarath Babu), an honest police officer, is determined to arrest Shanmugavel. Later, Uma (Vaishnavi), Eswarapandiyan 's wife, is killed by Shanmugavel and Eswarapandian is left for dead.
Thereafter, Mahalakshmi (Sukanya) moves into the house opposite to Dhamodaran's house. Mahalakshmi is an orphan and becomes a college lecturer. Dhamodaran falls in love with her but Mahalakshmi advises him to first become a decent man. Dhamodaran then becomes a mechanic and he also changes his behaviour. In the meantime, Bhaskar loses the college's chairman election mainly due to Mahalakshmi, who supported the other contestant. After seeing Mahalakshmi and Dhamodaran's love, Jothi sacrifices her love and she decides to marry another man.
Soon, Dhamodaran clashes with Bhaskar's henchmen to save his lover Mahalakshmi. When Bhaskar tries to undress Mahalakshmi, Vellaiyamma interferes and she is pushed into a sewer. Mahalakshmi then sets herself on fire. Dhamodaran comes too late and discovers their dead bodies. He then turns berserk and kills Bhaskar. Dhamodaran is later arrested by the police and Shanmugavel challenges Dhamodaran to kill him.
Eswarapandiyan then saves Dhamodaran from the police. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- R. Sarathkumar as Dhamodaran aka Dhamu
- Sukanya as Mahalakshmi
- Vineetha as Jothi
- Manorama as Vellaiyamma, Dhamodaran's mother
- Sarath Babu as Eswarapandiyan (police inspector)
- Goundamani as Sedhu
- Senthil as Vicky
- Rajan P. Dev as Shanmugavel
- Vaishnavi as Uma, Eswarapandiyan's wife
- Vishal as Bhaskar
- Ennatha Kannaiya as Mahalakshmi's father
- Ajay Rathnam as police inspector
- Raviraj
- Krishnamoorthy
- K. K. Soundar as Jothi's father
- Kumarimuthu as Gnana Kannan
- Judge Rajagopal
- Kovai Senthil
- Master Mahendran
- Nellai Siva as Local politician
- Vikram Krishna (cameo)
Soundtrack
| Mahaprabhu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1996 |
| Recorded | 1995 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 28:42 |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features six tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[4][5]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Baava Vaa" | S. Janaki, Shahul Hameed | Vaali | 4:39 |
| 2 | "Jackie Chan" | K. S. Chithra, Mano | 6:02 | |
| 3 | "Kadalai Enna" | Gangai Amaran, S. Janaki | 4:43 | |
| 4 | "Myna, Myna" | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, G. V. Prakash Kumar | 4:55 | |
| 5 | "Missy Missy Dol" | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:20 | |
| 6 | "Sollavaa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunandha | 4:03 |
Legacy
The film's success established Venkatesh as a film director and he went on to direct more films while he again collaborated with Sarathkumar in films like Aai (2004), Chanakya (2005) and Sandamarutham (2015). Senthil's dialogue "No Comments Simbly Waste" entered Tamil vernacular, often used by people when someone is tired of responding.[6]
References
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