The Prince (1996 film)

The Prince
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySuresh Krissna
Written byT. A. Razzaq (dialogues)
Screenplay bySuresh Krishna
Produced byKochumon
StarringMohanlal
Prema
Prakash Raj
Girish Karnad
Nizhalgal Ravi
CinematographyV. Pratap
Edited byGanesh Kumar
Music byDeva
Production
company
Casino Pictures
Distributed byCasino Release
Release date
  • 23 August 1996 (1996-08-23)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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 accomplished Tamil director, Krishna's debut in Malayalam cinema and Prakash Raj. The music was scored by Deva.[1] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Mahaan.[2]

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

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

Reception

The film was released on 27 August 1996. Prince was released with high expectations among audience, considering the director's previous release Baashha being a major success,[3] but it underperformed at the box office.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ George, Anjana (11 June 2019). "Girish Karnad left everyone amazed at the sets of The Prince with his genius takes: Director Suresh Krissna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர் (27 October 1996). "மகான்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 1. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ^ Mathew, Mini (9 March 2019). "Man like a lion, man like a prince: 12 Malayalam songs that deify male heroes". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (11 June 2019). "Girish Karnad's long connection to Malayalam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ Menon, Vishal (19 November 2019). "Flops Of Glory: Suresh Krissna's Big Malayalam Outing, The Prince". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.