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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Mahathma
19960 ML
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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'Mahathma' is a 1996 Malayalam action film. Directed by Shaji Kailas, with Suresh Gopi, Ganesh Kumar, Devan, Rajan P. Dev, Biju Menon and Ramya Krishnan appearing in lead roles, this film revolved the growth of an underworld don. The story is unfolded in flashback, travelling through the memories of Devadevan, the protagonist. Produced at a huge budget, the film bombed at box office. It is an adaptation of the 1983 Al Pacino film Scarface.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Suresh Gopi
Devadevan
Ramya Krishnan
Nancy
Biju Menon
Musthafa
Byon
K. B. Ganesh Kumar
Maniyanpilla Raju
N F Varghese
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Shaji Kailas
- Writers
- T Damodaran
- Languages
- Malayalam
- Countries
- India
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The take
Shaji Kailas directs. Vidyasagar scores. Produced in India. Dialogue in Malayalam.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Original score by Vidyasagar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Suresh Gopi and Ramya Krishnan and Biju Menon carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0355724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Vidyasagar
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ML
- IMDB
- Mahathma (1996)
Also by
Shaji Kailas
Key crew
- LyricistKaithapram Damodaran
- StuntsMafia Sasi
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1996-01-01
