916 (film)


916 is a 2012 Malayalam drama film written and directed by M. Mohanan, starring Mukesh, Anoop Menon, Malavika Menon, Asif Ali and Meera Vasudev. The film is about maintaining the sanctity of familial relationships.

Plot

916 focuses mainly on the relationship between a single father, Dr. Harikrishnan, and his 12th grade daughter Meera. It narrates the events of two closely knit families losing their balance; Harikrishnan's, and Dr. Ramesh's, his wife and their two children. While Dr. Harikrishnan is an altruist who considers his profession a means to serve society, Dr. Ramesh thinks otherwise. Prasanth appears as a romantic interest of Meera, leading her astray into the world of malls, cellphones, and the Internet. The movie comes to a twist when Meera goes missing.

Cast

Music is composed by M. Jayachandran.
SongLengthSingerPicturization
Naattumaviloru Maina4:08Shreya Ghoshal
Kelkkan Kothikunna Paattu4:25Sudeep Kumar
Chenthamara Theno3:58Haricharan, Mridula Warrier
Pizza Pizza4:04Benny Dayal, Suchitra
Kiliye Cherukiliye4:15K.S.Chitra, Haricharan

Reception

916 got mixed reviews upon release.
Kerala9.com gave the movie 2/5 stars, ending with a verdict "Not up to the mark; no ‘916 purity’…". theaterbalcony.com gave 68% and said that "It is great that 916 tried to bring lots of social awareness, however there should be an equal importance to the entertainment factor too, however the latter was missing from 916 most of the time"