916 (film)

916 is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by M. Mohanan, starring Mukesh, Anoop Menon, Asif Ali, Malavika Menon and Meera Vasudev. The film is about maintaining the sanctity of familial relationships.^[1]

916
Theatrical poster
Directed by	M. Mohanan
Written by	M. Mohanan
Produced by	K. V. Vijayakumar Palakkunnu
Starring	Asif Ali Anoop Menon Malavika Menon Mukesh Meera Vasudev
Cinematography	Faisal Ali
Edited by	Ranjan Abraham
Music by	M. Jayachandran
Production company	Aadhith Aishwarya Sneha Movies
Distributed by	Central Pictures
Release date	10 November 2012 (2012-11-10)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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.^[2]

Cast

• Mukesh as Dr. Ramesh
• Asif Ali as P. P. Prasanth Kumar
• Anoop Menon as Dr. Harikrishnan
• Malavika Menon as Meera
• Meera Vasudev as Chandrika, Dr. Ramesh's wife
• Parvana as Lekshmi
• Mammukoya
• Nandhu as Karthik, Dr. Harikrishnan's aide
• Balachandran Chullikkadu as Narayanan, Lekshmi's aide
• Kottayam Nazeer as S.I. Babu
• Thalaivasal Vijay as Krishnankutty, Dr. Harikrishnan's father
• Archana Menon as Sister Susmitha, Nurse
• Devan as Shivaraman, Lakshmi's father
• Rony David as Sathyan. Lekshmi's brother
• George Peter as himself (Cameo in song Pizza)
• M. Jayachandran as himself (Cameo appearance)

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. Jayachandran.

Song	Length	Singer(s)	Picturization
"Naattumaviloru Maina"	4:08	Shreya Ghoshal
"Kelkkan Kothikunna Paattu"	4:25	Sudeep Kumar
"Chenthamara Theno"	3:58	Haricharan, Mridula Warrier
"Pizza Pizza"	4:04	Benny Dayal, Suchitra
"Kiliye Cherukiliye"	4:15	K. S. Chithra, 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’...".^[3] 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" ^[4]