''Mahasamudram'' () is a 2006 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

-language romantic action film written and directed by S. Janardanan and produced by G. Suresh Kumar through

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. It stars

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...

Laila Mehdin Laila Mehdi (born 24 October 1980), known mononymously as Laila, is an Indian actress. Making her acting debut in the mid-1990s and later becoming one of the leading actresses throughout the 2000s. She has acted predominantly in Tamil and Telu ...

, Jagathy Sreekumar, Innocent and Rahman. The film features songs composed by M. Jayachandran and background score by Kannan Sooraj Balan. ''Mahasamudram'' was released on the occasion of

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in 2006.

Plot

Isahak is a fisherman and football player. with his heart in the right place. He is the pivot around which an old-age home run by a priest revolves. Isahak bears the entire expenses of the home, one of whose inmates is his mentally ill father Velankani. Incidentally, Isahak is also the star player of his football club called Beach Eleven of Puthenkara. Their arch-rivals belonging to village Mattukara are named the Seven Stars. Mattukara is under the control of the villains. As it often happens, Isahak falls in love with Mattakara Chandran's sister Devi. The brother is not amused, and he vows to frustrate the lovers' plans. Unfazed, the lovers get married on the high seas and plan to spend their first night on the boat. The bride's brother is bent on killing the newly-wed couple. But fate has other ideas. In the melee that follows, Devi accidentally kills her brother. She is arrested, and a heartbroken Isahak is left to fend for himself. In another twist in the tale, the villains of Mattukara kidnap Isahak's father Velankani. Their condition for releasing him: Isahak should not play in the football match for Beach Eleven in the tournament. Meanwhile, Devi comes out of jail on parole. The denouement puts Isahak in a dilemma. He is caught between his wife and father.

Cast

Production

The second schedule of filming was held at

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and

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. Climax scenes were shot at Vizhinjam Beach, Thiruvananthapuram.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains five songs, all composed by M. Jayachandran and lyrics by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri.

Release and reception

The film was originally scheduled to be released on 25 August 2006, but was postponed because the makers decided to shoot one more song featuring Mohanlal and to not compete with Mohanlal's ''Keerthichakra'' which was already running successfully in theatres. ''Mahasamudram'' was released on 1 September 2006 on the occasion of

. A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' wrote that "The screenplay by the director himself is interlocked with crisp dialogues, as good paced narration, camera angles and lighting match the mood of the film demands and the background score by Kannan fits aptly to the entire proceedings". On the contrary, a critic from '' Rediff.com'' wrote that "Debutant director Dr S Janardhanan, who is also the writer of this film, seems to have no control on the sub-plots that are left halfway without any conclusion".

Box office

''Mahasamudram'' was the top-grossing film among the

releases in

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in the initial weeks, beating ''

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''. However, ''Classmates'' surpassed the film in the following weeks. The film was a commercial success at the box office.

References

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