Maheshinte Prathikaaram

Maheshinte Prathikaaram
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Malayalam	മഹേഷിന്റെ പ്രതികാരം
Directed by	Dileesh Pothan
Produced by	Oneness Media Mill and Dream Mill Cinemas
Written by	Syam Pushkaran
Starring	Fahadh Faasil Aparna Balamurali Anusree Alencier Ley Lopez Soubin Shahir
Music by	Bijibal
Cinematography	Shyju Khalid
Edited by	Saiju Sreedharan
Production company	OPM Dream Mill Cinemas
Distributed by	OPM Dream Mill Cinemas
Release date	5 February 2016 (2016-02-05) (Kerala) 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12) (Rest of India)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹4.50 crore
Box office	₹17.35 crore

Maheshinte Prathikaaram (English: Mahesh's Revenge) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film. It is directed by Dileesh Pothan in his directorial debut and produced by Oneness Media Mill and Dream Mill Cinemas. The film stars Fahadh Faasil, Anusree, Alencier Ley Lopez, Aparna Balamurali, and Soubin Shahir. Written by Syam Pushkaran, its story is based on an incident in the life of Thampan Purushan from Thuravoor, Cherthala. Shyju Khalid was the film's cinematographer, and its soundtrack and score were composed by Bijibal.

The film tells the story of Mahesh Bhavana (Faasil), a photographer, who attempts to defuse a conflict between his friend Crispin (Shahir) and a group of youngsters passing through their village, and is knocked to the ground. Defeated in the tussle and unable to fight back, he is embarrassed in front of his neighbours. Mahesh publicly vows that he will not wear his slippers again until he has avenged the humiliation.

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 Pushkaran). Pushkaran suggested a story idea to Pothan which was based on an incident in his native village. At Pothan's insistence, Pushkaran 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.