''Mahasamudram'' () is a 2006 Indian

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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, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appe ...

, Laila Mehdin, Innocent,

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, 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. It was a commercial success at the box office.

Plot

Isahak is a fisherman 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

as Isahak Velankanni * Innocent as Velankanni, Isahak's father *

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as Devi, Isahak's wife *

as Father Michael * Rahman as Rarichan * Jagadeesh as Jackson * Krishnaprasad as Thampi * Sai Kumar as M.L.A Sebastian George / Seban * Sethu N. V. as Prathapan *

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as Kapyar *

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as Unni Pillai * Suja Karthika as Chandrika * Kalasala Babu as Mattakara Philipose * Rizabava as Mattakara Chandran * Baburaj as Mattakara Reji * Biju Pappan as Mathews * Niyas Musliyar as Justin *

Subair Subair (25 May 1962 – 18 August 2010) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema industry. He was part of Malayalam films for nearly two decades and acted in around 200 films. Personal life Subair was born in the village of Chokli, Thalasserry i ...

as CI Alex * Seema G. Nair as Hima, Devi's sister * Manka Mahesh as Martha, Isahak's mother * I. M. Vijayan as Himself *

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Santhakumari Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, ...

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 Padma Shri Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, popularly known as Kaithapram, is a Malayalam lyricist, poet, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist and performer of Carnatic music. He debuted with the movie Ennennum Kanne ...

Release

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

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.

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