The Prince (1996 film)
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The Prince | |
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Directed by | Suresh Krissna |
Written by | T. A. Razzaq (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Suresh Krishna |
Produced by | Kochumon |
Starring | Mohanlal Prema Prakash Raj Girish Karnad Nizhalgal Ravi |
Cinematography | V. Pratap |
Edited by | Ganesh Kumar |
Music by | Deva |
Production company | Casino Pictures |
Distributed by | Casino Release |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
The Prince is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language action film scripted and directed by Suresh Krissna, starring Mohanlal and Prema. Dialogues were written by T. A. Razzaq. The film marked accomplished Tamil director Krishna's debut in Malayalam cinema. The music was scored by Deva.[1]
Plot[]
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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
- Nizhalgal 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)[]
Track # | Song | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Jum Thaka Jum Thaka" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra |
2 | "Shyamayam Radhike" | K. S. Chithra, Mohanlal |
3 | "Kannil Kannil Kannaadi" | M. G. Sreekumar, K.S. Chithra |
4 | "Cholakkilikal" | K. S. Chithra |
5 | "Nanda Nandana" | K. S. Chithra |
6 | "Thannana Thannana" | M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra |
7 | "Prince Theme" | Chorus |
Telugu soundtrack (Dubbed)[]
No | Song | Singer(s) | Writer(s) |
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1 | "Nee Padham" | K. S. Chithra | Vennelakanti |
2 | "Zumthaka" | Sujatha Mohan, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
3 | "Naadha Nandhana" | S. P. Sailaja | |
4 | "Saage Thene" | K. S. Chithra, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
5 | "Korika Guvvala" | Sujatha Mohan, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
6 | "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,[2] but it underperformed at the box office.[3] About the unexpected failure, Krissna said: "Mohanlal is a superstar in Kerala but not for his heroics or the other attributes associated with a Tamil or Telugu superstar. Maybe it was an error of judgement on my part. Even the producer did not find anything wrong with the gimmicks. But the people didn't appreciate them. Rajni (Rajinikanth) liked the film very much. Lal's change of voice also seemed to backfire. People thought someone else had dubbed for him. After a throat surgery, his voice had undergone a change. Eventually, he had to issue a statement that it was his own voice. It was like what had happened to Amitabh Bachchan in Agneepath."[4] Even though, the Telugu dubbed version of the film was a superhit when it released in Andhra Pradesh.
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mathew, Mini (9 March 2019). "Man like a lion, man like a prince: 12 Malayalam songs that deify male heroes". The News Minute.
- ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (11 June 2019). "Girish Karnad's long connection to Malayalam". The Hindu.
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External links[]
- The Prince at IMDb
- 1996 films
- Malayalam-language films
- 1990s Malayalam-language films
- Indian films
- Films directed by Suresh Krissna
- Films scored by Deva (composer)