The Prince (1996 film)
1996 Indian film
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The Prince is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film scripted and directed by Suresh Krissna, starring Mohanlal and Prema. Dialogues were written by T. A. Razzaq. The film marked the Malayalam cinema debut of accomplished Tamil director, Krishna and actor Prakash Raj. The music was scored by Deva.[1] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Mahaan.[2]
| The Prince | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Suresh Krissna |
| Written by | T. A. Razzaq (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Suresh Krishna |
| Produced by | Kochumon |
| Starring | Mohanlal Prema Prakash Raj Girish Karnad |
| Cinematography | V. Pratap |
| Edited by | Ganesh Kumar |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Casino Pictures |
| Distributed by | Casino Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
It was a story of the other side of a Mafia family. Jeeva, son of a Don Vishwanath, falls in love with Swarna, daughter of a famous Carnatic singer. He hides the truth of his family background from her to win her love. But she learns of this, and uses silence to make him confess his situation. How Jeeva goes through trials and tribulations of saving his love on one side and law of the mafia on the other side forms the theme of the film.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Jeeva "Prince" Viswanath
- Prema as Swarna
- Prakash Raj as Surya Das
- Girish Karnad as Viswanath
- Kakka Ravi
- Spadikam George as Rajashekharan
- Srividya
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan
- Jagannatha Varma
- Renuka
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consists of six songs composed by Deva, with lyrics penned by Girish Puthenchery.
Malayalam (Original)
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| "Jum Thaka Jum Thaka" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra |
| "Shyamayam Radhike" | K. S. Chithra, Mohanlal |
| "Kannil Kannil Kannaadi" | M. G. Sreekumar, K.S. Chithra |
| "Cholakkilikal" | K. S. Chithra |
| "Nanda Nandana" | K. S. Chithra |
| "Thannana Thannana" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra |
| "Prince Theme" | Chorus |
Telugu soundtrack (Dubbed)
| Song | Singer(s) | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Nee Padham" | K. S. Chithra | Vennelakanti |
| "Zumthaka" | Sujatha Mohan, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| "Naadha Nandhana" | S. P. Sailaja | |
| "Saage Thene" | K. S. Chithra, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| "Korika Guvvala" | Sujatha Mohan, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| "Cheekatimayama" | S. P. Sailaja |