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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bhagavan<br />
| image = Bhagavanfilm.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Prasanth Mambully]]<br />
| producer = [[Vijeesh Mani]]<br />
| writer = [[Prasanth Mambully]]<br />
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br />[[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]<br />
| music = [[Mohan Sithara]]<br />Joji Johns<br />Murali Krishna<br />Nasaruddeen Kalipp<br />[[Rajeev Alunkal]] (lyrics)<br />
| cinematography = [[Loganathan Srinivasan]]<br />
| editing = [[Ranjan Abraham]]<br />
| studio = Golden Valley Talkies<br />
| distributor = Anaswara Cinemas Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|5|1}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = 1 cr<br />
| gross = 2.5cr<br />
}}<br />
'''''Bhagavan''''' ({{Translation|God}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[medical drama]] film written and directed by [[Prasanth Mambully]], starring [[Mohanlal]] and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]. The story is about Dr. Balagopal who fights a terrorist group who attack a hospital. The entire film was shot in 19 hours aiming the [[Guinness World Records]], but citing technical issues it did not receive the record.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2008/mohanlal-bhagavan-record-121208.html|title=Mohanlal's Bhagavan sets new record|accessdate=12 March 2010}}</ref> The film was shot simultaneously at six different locations. Seven cameras were used for filming. The film was originally planned to be shot within 12 hours, but unexpected rain delayed the shooting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohanlal's Bhagavan on May 15! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mohanlal-s-bhagavan-on-may-15-news-malayalam-kkfrXofaccesi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728160806/http://www.sify.com/movies/mohanlal-s-bhagavan-on-may-15-news-malayalam-kkfrXofaccesi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2018 |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=15 May 2009}}</ref><br />
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''Bhagavan'' was released on 1 May 2009. Even though it under-performed at the box office, the film recovered its cost and made some profit as it was made on a low cost and filmed on a single day.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Months after the dreaded [[2008 Mumbai attacks]], a terrorist group led by Saifudeen ([[Daniel Balaji]]) planned bomb blasts at five locations in Cochin. At the same time, Zachariah Thomas, the Home Minister of [[Kerala]], arrived at the hospital for his wife's delivery. Meanwhile, the terrorist group was planning to kidnap the Home Minister and his newborn baby. Saifudeen kidnapped three neonates and Dr. Balagopal ([[Mohanlal]]) came looking for them. Meanwhile, the Home Minister is kidnapped by Saifudeen's men. In the end, Balagopal kills Saifudeen and saves the Home Minister and the infants.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Mohanlal]] as Dr. Balagopal<br />
* [[Daniel Balaji]] as Saifudeen<br />
* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Priya<br />
* [[Shivaji Guruvayoor]] as Zachariah Thomas, Home Minister of Kerala<br />
* Ibrahim Kutty as Doctor<br />
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Head Nurse Maria<br />
* [[Sreejith Ravi]] as PA of Home Minister<br />
* Sudheesh as Attender Dineshan<br />
* Shalat<br />
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==Filming==<br />
''Bhagavan'' was made targeting the [[Guinness World Records]] for a feature film shot in the quickest time, but did not receive the record due to technical issues. The entire film was shot in 19 hours. Filming took place on 8 December 2008 at a hospital in [[Guruvayur]]-[[Kunnamkulam]] road. The shoot was originally intended to complete in 12 hours but poor weather effected the plan. Film contains a total of 64 scenes. It was a record in the Indian film industry at that time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raghavan |first1=Nikhil |title=Itsy-bitsy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article15411766.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bid for real-time film record |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090623/jsp/northeast/story_11144265.jsp |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hero for the day |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Hero-for-the-day/article15936996.ece |accessdate=28 July 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=30 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shooting a Mohanlal film in a day |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/12slide4-mohanlal-film-shot-in-a-day.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1569356|Bhagavan}}<br />
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[[Category:2009 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about terrorism in India]]<br />
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