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{{Infobox film
| name = The Prince
| image = The Prince poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Suresh Krissna]]
| producer = Kochumon
| writer = [[T. A. Razzaq]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = Suresh Krishna
| narrator =
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br /> [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]]<br />[[Prakash Raj]]<br />[[Girish Karnad]]<br /> [[Nizhalgal Ravi]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = V. Pratap
| editing = Ganesh Kumar
| studio = Casino Pictures
| distributor = Casino Release
| released = {{Film date|1996|8|23|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''The Prince''''' is a 1996 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action film]] scripted and directed by [[Suresh Krissna]], starring [[Mohanlal]] and [[Prema (Kannada actress)|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 (composer)|Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=George |first=Anjana |date=11 June 2019 |title=Girish Karnad left everyone amazed at the sets of The Prince with his genius takes: Director Suresh Krissna |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/girish-karnad-left-everyone-amazed-at-the-sets-of-the-prince-with-his-genius-takes-suresh-krissna-director/articleshow/69723239.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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It was a story of the other side of a Mafia family. Jeeva ([[Mohanlal]]), son of a Don Vishwanath ([[Girish Karnad]]), falls in love with Swarna ([[Prema (Kannada actress)|Prema]]), daughter of a famous Carnatic singer. He hides the truth of his family background from her to win her love. But then one fine day she comes to know and shocked beyond disbelief, uses silence as her weapon to bring him to 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. [[Prakash Raj]] plays the role of the villain.

== Cast ==
* [[Mohanlal]] as Jeeva "Prince" Viswanath
* [[Prema (actress, born 1977)|Prema]] as Swarna
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Surya Das
* [[Girish Karnad]] as Viswanath
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]]
* [[Spadikam George]] as Rajashekharan
* [[Srividya]]
* [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]]
* [[Jagannatha Varma]]
* [[Renuka (actress)|Renuka]]

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack consists of six songs composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics penned by [[Girish Puthenchery]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
| 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" || [[Choir|Chorus]]
|}
;Telugu soundtrack
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! No !! Song !! Singer(s)
!Writer(s)
|-
| 1
|"Nee Padham"
|''[[K. S. Chithra]]''
| rowspan="6" |''[[Vennelakanti]]''
|-
|2
|"Zumthaka"
|''[[Sujatha Mohan]]'', [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|''S.P. Balasubrahmanyam'']]
|-
|3
|"Naadha Nandhana"
|''[[S. P. Sailaja]]''
|-
|4
|"Saage Thene"
|''[[K. S. Chithra]]'', [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|''S.P. Balasubrahmanyam'']]
|-
|5
|"Korika Guvvala"
|''[[Sujatha Mohan]]'', [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|''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,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathew |first=Mini |date=9 March 2019 |title=Man like a lion, man like a prince: 12 Malayalam songs that deify male heroes |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/man-lion-man-prince-12-malayalam-songs-deify-male-heroes-98023 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> but it underperformed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=11 June 2019 |title=Girish Karnad's long connection to Malayalam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/girish-karnads-long-connection-to-malayalam/article27766976.ece |url-status=live |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> 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 cinema|Tamil]] or [[Telugu cinema|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 (1990 film)|Agneepath]]''."<ref>http://www.screenindia.com/old/nov28/south.htm</ref> Even though, the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] dubbed version of the film was a superhit when it released in [[Andhra Pradesh]].

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0355914}}

{{Suresh Krissna}}

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[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Suresh Krissna]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]

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