''916 '' is a 2012

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written and directed by M. Mohanan, starring

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, Malavika Menon, Asif Ali and

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. The film is about maintaining the sanctity of familial relationships.

Plot

''916'' focuses mainly on the relationship between a single father, Dr. Harikrishnan (

), and his 12th grade daughter Meera (Malavika Menon). It narrates the events of two closely knit families losing their balance; Harikrishnan's, and Dr. Ramesh's (Mukesh), his wife (

) and their two children. While Dr. Harikrishnan is an altruist who considers his profession a means to serve society, Dr. Ramesh thinks otherwise. Prasanth ( Asif Ali) appears as a romantic interest of Meera, leading her astray into the world of

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. The movie comes to a twist when Meera goes missing.

Cast

as Dr. Ramesh * Asif Ali as P.P.Prasanth Kumar *

as Dr. Harikrishnan *

Malavika Menon Malavika Menon (born 6 March 1998) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films mainly in supporting roles. She made her career debut in 2012 with the film ''916 (film), 916''. She went on to play ...

as Meera *

as Chandrika, Dr. Ramesh's wife * Parvana as Lekshmi *

Mammukoya Mamukkoya (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema, and has also appeared in French film ''Flammens of Paradise''. He has mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style mar ...

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as Dr. Harikrishnan's aide *

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as Narayanan, Lekshmi's aide *

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as Police *

Thalaivasal Vijay Thalaivasal Vijay is an Indian actor and dubbing artist. He was born on 4 August 1962 in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted predominantly in numerous Tamil and Malayalam films. Career Vijay's debut film was '' Thalaivaasal'' (1992), ...

as Dr. Harikrishnan's father * Archana Menon as Sister Susmitha, Nurse * Devan as Lakshmi's father *

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as Lekshmi's brother *George Peter as Himself (Cameo in song ''Pizza'') *

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as Himself (Cameo appearance)

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

Reception

''916'' got mixed reviews upon release. Kerala9.com gave the movie 2/5 stars, ending with a verdict "Not up to the mark; no ‘916 purity’...". theaterbalcony.com gave 68% and said that "It is great that 916 tried to bring lots of social awareness, however there should be an equal importance to the entertainment factor too, however the latter was missing from 916 most of the time"

References

{{M. Mohanan 2010s Malayalam-language films 2012 drama films Indian drama films 2012 films Films scored by M. Jayachandran