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Maheshinte Prathikaaram
Maheshinte Prathikaaram (transl. Mahesh's Revenge) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan, in his directorial debut and produced by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Fahadh Faasil in the title role alongside a supporting cast including Aparna Balamurali, Anusree, Alencier Ley Lopez and Soubin Shahir. Written by Syam Pushkaran, the story is based on an incident in the life of Thampan Purushan from Thuravoor, Cherthala. Shyju Khalid was the film's cinematographer, and the music was composed by Bijibal.
Maheshinte Prathikaaram's development began in 2013 when Pothan was working as an associate director for Abu (who was directing Idukki Gold, co-written by Syam). Syam suggested a story idea to Pothan which was based on an incident in his native village. At Pothan's insistence, Syam wrote the screenplay that year and Abu later became interested in producing the film. Production was scheduled to commence from December 2014 after completing the casting process but, due to scheduling conflicts, it was postponed to August 2015. Principal photography began in early August in Idukki and nearby locations, where it was predominantly filmed. Shooting was completed in late October.
Maheshinte Prathikaaram was released in Kerala on 5 February 2016, in the rest of India on 12 February, and globally on 26 February. The film was a commercial success, grossing ₹17.35 crore (₹173.5 million) at the Kerala box office on a budget of ₹3.50 crore (₹35 million). It received critical acclaim with praise going to the performances of its cast especially that of Fahadh Faasil's as one of his career-best performances, humour, music, cinematography, editing and screenplay. At the 64th National Film Awards, it won the Best Original Screenplay and Best Feature Film in Malayalam, and at the 47th Kerala State Film Awards, it won the Best Original Screenplay and Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value. The film was remade into Tamil as Nimir (2018) and into Telugu as Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020). Maheshinte Prathikaram is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave.
Mahesh Bhavana is a small-time photographer who lives with his father, Vincent Bhavana. They run the digital photography Bhavana Studio in the Prakash region of Idukki district in Kerala. Next to the studio is a flex-board printing shop owned by Mahesh's good friend, Baby. His assistant Crispin is a Photoshop expert who designs the flex-boards. Mahesh is in a relationship with his high-school sweetheart, Soumya .
Baby becomes involved in a trivial argument with a man in the center of the village. The dispute escalates, but passersby calm them down. However, Crispin belatedly attacks the man who had argued with Baby. The fight restarts, with the man's friend Jimson, joining in as well. Mahesh arrives and tries to calm everyone down, but Jimson, furious at Mahesh's bossy tone, starts a fight with him and beats him up. Vincent eventually breaks up the fight. Humiliated, Mahesh vows to get revenge by beating up Jimson and pledges that he will wear slippers again only after he has done so.
Soumya ends her relationship with Mahesh and marries an NRI nurse leaving Mahesh heartbroken. He then learns about Jimson's whereabouts from Crispin and visits the garage where he works as a welder. There he learns that Jimson has quit and moved to Dubai for work. Despite Baby's advice that he should forget the incident, Mahesh resolves to wait for Jimson's return. In the meantime, he enrolls in a kung fu course.
Jimsy, a young college student, visits the studio to have a glamour photograph taken since she wants to participate in Vanitha's cover competition. Perplexed at the unusual request, Mahesh conducts the photo shoot. However, Jimsy's photograph turns out to be dull and unimpressive, and her disappointment with the result makes Mahesh question his skills as a photographer. Upset, he turns to his father for advice who explains photography as an art to his son. Mahesh goes through his father's photograph collection, understanding their angles and lighting, and gets an idea.
Instead of his familiar still photography, Mahesh secretly photographs Jimsy in motion and sends the best photo to the magazine. Shortly afterward, Jimsy goes to Mahesh's house with the magazine containing her photo. Although she rebukes him for photographing her without permission, she praises the photo. They become interested in each other, and realizing this, Jimsy calls Mahesh to talk about their future. She tells him that she is Jimson's younger sister, but his misgiving is overshadowed by love and he decides to continue their relationship.
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Maheshinte Prathikaaram
Maheshinte Prathikaaram (transl. Mahesh's Revenge) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan, in his directorial debut and produced by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Fahadh Faasil in the title role alongside a supporting cast including Aparna Balamurali, Anusree, Alencier Ley Lopez and Soubin Shahir. Written by Syam Pushkaran, the story is based on an incident in the life of Thampan Purushan from Thuravoor, Cherthala. Shyju Khalid was the film's cinematographer, and the music was composed by Bijibal.
Maheshinte Prathikaaram's development began in 2013 when Pothan was working as an associate director for Abu (who was directing Idukki Gold, co-written by Syam). Syam suggested a story idea to Pothan which was based on an incident in his native village. At Pothan's insistence, Syam wrote the screenplay that year and Abu later became interested in producing the film. Production was scheduled to commence from December 2014 after completing the casting process but, due to scheduling conflicts, it was postponed to August 2015. Principal photography began in early August in Idukki and nearby locations, where it was predominantly filmed. Shooting was completed in late October.
Maheshinte Prathikaaram was released in Kerala on 5 February 2016, in the rest of India on 12 February, and globally on 26 February. The film was a commercial success, grossing ₹17.35 crore (₹173.5 million) at the Kerala box office on a budget of ₹3.50 crore (₹35 million). It received critical acclaim with praise going to the performances of its cast especially that of Fahadh Faasil's as one of his career-best performances, humour, music, cinematography, editing and screenplay. At the 64th National Film Awards, it won the Best Original Screenplay and Best Feature Film in Malayalam, and at the 47th Kerala State Film Awards, it won the Best Original Screenplay and Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value. The film was remade into Tamil as Nimir (2018) and into Telugu as Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020). Maheshinte Prathikaram is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave.
Mahesh Bhavana is a small-time photographer who lives with his father, Vincent Bhavana. They run the digital photography Bhavana Studio in the Prakash region of Idukki district in Kerala. Next to the studio is a flex-board printing shop owned by Mahesh's good friend, Baby. His assistant Crispin is a Photoshop expert who designs the flex-boards. Mahesh is in a relationship with his high-school sweetheart, Soumya .
Baby becomes involved in a trivial argument with a man in the center of the village. The dispute escalates, but passersby calm them down. However, Crispin belatedly attacks the man who had argued with Baby. The fight restarts, with the man's friend Jimson, joining in as well. Mahesh arrives and tries to calm everyone down, but Jimson, furious at Mahesh's bossy tone, starts a fight with him and beats him up. Vincent eventually breaks up the fight. Humiliated, Mahesh vows to get revenge by beating up Jimson and pledges that he will wear slippers again only after he has done so.
Soumya ends her relationship with Mahesh and marries an NRI nurse leaving Mahesh heartbroken. He then learns about Jimson's whereabouts from Crispin and visits the garage where he works as a welder. There he learns that Jimson has quit and moved to Dubai for work. Despite Baby's advice that he should forget the incident, Mahesh resolves to wait for Jimson's return. In the meantime, he enrolls in a kung fu course.
Jimsy, a young college student, visits the studio to have a glamour photograph taken since she wants to participate in Vanitha's cover competition. Perplexed at the unusual request, Mahesh conducts the photo shoot. However, Jimsy's photograph turns out to be dull and unimpressive, and her disappointment with the result makes Mahesh question his skills as a photographer. Upset, he turns to his father for advice who explains photography as an art to his son. Mahesh goes through his father's photograph collection, understanding their angles and lighting, and gets an idea.
Instead of his familiar still photography, Mahesh secretly photographs Jimsy in motion and sends the best photo to the magazine. Shortly afterward, Jimsy goes to Mahesh's house with the magazine containing her photo. Although she rebukes him for photographing her without permission, she praises the photo. They become interested in each other, and realizing this, Jimsy calls Mahesh to talk about their future. She tells him that she is Jimson's younger sister, but his misgiving is overshadowed by love and he decides to continue their relationship.