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. It was released on 26 January 1996.[1]

Mahaprabhu
Directed byA. Venkatesh
Written byA. Venkatesh
Pattukkottai Prabakar (dialogues)
Produced byJanaki Devi
Starring
CinematographyD. Vijayagopal
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music byDeva
Production
company
Sri Sai Theja Films
Release date
  • 26 January 1996 (1996-01-26)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Dhamodaran sells black cinema tickets alongside his friends Sedhu and Vicky. Dhamodaran is known to be an angry man thus he promises to his mother Vellaiyamma to avoid violence. Jothi, Dhamodaran's cousin, is deeply in love with Dhamodaran.

Shanmugavel, a corrupt politician, is an influential man and even the police cannot arrest him for his crimes. His son Bhaskar spreads terror among the college students. Eswarapandiyan, an honest police officer, is determined to arrest Shanmugavel. Later, Uma, Eswarapandiyan 's wife, is killed by Shanmugavel and Eswarapandian is left for dead.

Thereafter, Mahalakshmi 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

Production

Despite their film I Love India (1993) failing at the box-office, Sarathkumar decided to collaborate again with the same producer for another film which eventually became Mahaprabhu. The film marked the directorial debut of A. Venkatesh and it was reported to be based on a real life event which happened when he worked as a reporter for Maalai Malar.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vaali.[3][4]

SongSinger(s)Duration
"Baava Vaa"S. Janaki, Shahul Hameed4:39
"Jackie Chan"K. S. Chithra, Mano6:02
"Kadalai Enna"Gangai Amaran, S. Janaki4:43
"Myna, Myna"S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, G. V. Prakash Kumar4:55
"Missy Missy Dol"Mano, Swarnalatha4:20
"Sollavaa"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunandha4:03

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "The action sequences are tightly edited (Lenin and V. T. Vijayan) and framed (camera: T. Vijayagopal) right from the start and the screenplay of the director, backed by his dialogue, make it worth the time".[5]

Legacy

Senthil's dialogue "No Comments Simbly Waste" entered Tamil vernacular, often used by people when tired of responding to questions.[6]

References
  1. "maha prabhu ( 1996 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. "இந்தியா விற்பனைக்கா?" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 8 May 1994. pp. 32–34. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. "Mahaprabhu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. "Mahaprabhu - Veeramani Tamil Audio CD". Banumass. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. Ramanujam, D. S. (16 February 1996). "Cinema: Meendum Savithri/Mahaprabhu/Amman Koil Vasalilae/Yuddham". The Hindu. p. 27. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. U, Saradha (15 February 2022). "Enna Koduma Saravanan Idhu: Tamil film dialogues that are part of everyday lingo". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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