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{{Short description|2025 Tamil-language film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Mahasenha.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Dhinesh Kalaiselvan
| writer = Dhinesh Kalaiselvan
| producer =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*[[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]]
*[[Yogi Babu]]
*[[Srushti Dange]]
*[[Kabir Duhan Singh]]
}}
| cinematography = Manas Babhu D. R.
| editing = [[Nagooran Ramachandran]]
| music = {{ubl
|Uday Prakash UPR (Background)
|A. Praveen Kumar (Soundtrack)
}}
| studio = Marudham Productions
| distributor = [[PVR Inox Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2025|12|12}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Mahasenha''''' also marketed as '''''Mahasenha'' ''Volume - 1''''' is a 2025 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Action film|action]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by Dhinesh Kalaiselvan starring [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]], [[Srushti Dange]] and [[Kabir Duhan Singh]] in the lead roles. The film is produced by Dhinesh Kalaiselvan under his Marudham Productions banner.

''Mahasenha'' was released in theatres on 12 December 2025 to negative reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2025 |title=Vemal plays divine guardian in Mahasenha trailer |url=https://www.dtnext.in/entertainment/cinema/vemal-plays-divine-guardian-in-mahasenha-trailer-855370 |access-date=8 December 2025 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Mahasenha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mahasenha/movie-review/125946173.cms |access-date=2025-12-11 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Plot ==

The story opens with the people of a village warding off a hostile section that was out to steal their deity. The narrative travels on multiple tracks. On one is Senguttavan a youngster who is preparing for the impending village festival. His elephant going missing, he ventures into the forest in search of it. On another track are a set of college students under professor Kamaraj, who are on a trekking expedition to take part in the village festival And on a third track is Prathap a corrupt greedy forest official and his misdeeds. It’s what happens when the tracks merge.

== Cast ==
* [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] as Senguttuvan
* [[Srushti Dange]] as Bommi
* [[Kabir Duhan Singh]] as King of God
* [[Yogi Babu]] as Suruli
* [[John Vijay]] as Forest officer Prathap
* Mahima Gupta as Ganga
* Vijay Siyon as Idumban
* Alfred Jose as Professor Kamaraj
* Shubhangi

== Production ==
''[[Raakadhan]]'' (2023) fame Dhinesh Kalaiselvan announced his sophomore project, collaborating with [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] for an action film titled ''Mahasenha Volume - 1'', with plans of develiping it into a multi-part project, consisting of three or four volumes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mullappilly |first=Sreejith |date=11 October 2025 |title=Vemal's next with Dhinesh Kalaiselvan titled Mahasenha Volume - 1 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Oct/11/vemals-next-with-dhinesh-kalaiselvan-titled-mahasena-volume-1 |access-date=8 December 2025 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The film is produced by Dhinesh Kalaiselvan under his Marudham Productions banner and the technical team consists of cinematographer Manas Babhu D. R., editor [[Nagooran Ramachandran]], and action choreographer Ram Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=12 October 2025 |title=BTS stills from Vemal's Mahasenha Volume - 1 out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Oct/12/bts-stills-from-vemals-mahasenha-volume-1-out |access-date=8 December 2025 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> Filming of Vimal's portions with an elephant was entirely shot in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2025 |title=Vemal reveals how he won the heart of an elephant while working with it in Mahasenha Volume- 1 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Dec/01/vemal-reveals-how-he-won-the-heart-of-an-elephant-while-working-with-it-in-mahasenha-volume-1 |access-date=8 December 2025 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> The fim stars [[Srushti Dange]] as the female lead.<ref>{{Cite web |title=மகாசேனா படத்தில் விமல் ஜோடியானார் சிருஷ்டி டாங்கே - Kollywood News {{!}} Kollywood Images - Cinema.dinakaran.com |url=https://cinema.dinakaran.com/cinema/mahasena-vimal-srishtidange/ |access-date=8 December 2025 |website=Kollywood News {{!}} Kollywood Images - Cinema.dinakaran.com |language=ta-IN}}</ref> Apart from the lead cast, the film also features [[Srushti Dange]], [[Kabir Duhan Singh]], [[Yogi Babu]], [[John Vijay]], Mahima Gupta, and others in important roles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2025 |title=Mahasenha Trailer: Vemal plays a village's protector and elephant caretaker in spiritual actioner |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Dec/02/mahasenha-trailer-vemal-plays-a-villages-protector-and-elephant-caretaker-in-spiritual-actioner |access-date=8 December 2025 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Music ==
The film has soundtracks composed by A. Praveen Kumar and background scored by Uday Prakash UPR. The pre-release audio launch event was conducted at [[Prasad Studios|Prasad Labs]] on 30 November 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=பிரிவு |first=இணையதளச் செய்திப் |date=30 November 2025 |title=மகாசேனா படத்தின் இசை வெளியீட்டு விழா - புகைப்படங்கள் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/galleries/photo-cinema/2025/Nov/30/mahasena-audio-launch |access-date=8 December 2025 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Mahasenha'' was released in theatres on 12 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Akshay |date=21 November 2025 |title=Vemal's Mahasenha Volume - 1 gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Nov/21/vemals-mahasenha-volume-1-gets-a-release-date |access-date=8 December 2025 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> Apart from the original Tamil language, the film is also planned to release in the dubbed versions of [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Hindi]] languages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=தினத்தந்தி |date=2 December 2025 |title=விமலின் "மகாசேனா" படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் ரிலீஸ் அப்டேட் |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/cinema/cinemanews/vimals-mahasena-trailer-release-update-1193229 |access-date=8 December 2025 |website=www.dailythanthi.com |language=ta}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''[[Dinamalar]]'' rated the film with 2/5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=மகாசேனா - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : மகாசேனா - படத்தலைப்பை மகாசோதனைனு வெச்சு இருக்கலாம் - Mahasena |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/3698/Mahasena/ |access-date=13 December 2025 |website=cinema.dinamalar.com |language=en}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Maalai Malar]]'' rated the film 1.5/5 stars, criticising its illogical sequences and incoherent screenplay.<ref>{{cite news |title=மகாசேனா திரைவிமர்சனம் {{!}} Mahasenha Review in tamil |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/movie-review/mahasenha-165197 |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |date=11 December 2025 |language=ta}}</ref>

Abhinav Subramanian of ''[[The Times of India|Times of India]]'' gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Mahasenha drapes itself in mythology and ritual like that's supposed to compensate for having no actual story. Gods, curses, sacred statues... none of it registers because the religiosity just sits there, heavy and inert. The problem isn't even that it fails to earn reverence. [...] Two hours and fifteen minutes feel like penance for a sin you didn't commit. The film limps from one lifeless scene to the next with characters spouting platitudes."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahasenha Movie Review: Spiritual theater that was never going to work |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mahasenha/movie-review/125946173.cms |access-date=13 December 2025 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Akshay Kumar of ''[[Cinema Express]]'' rated the film 1/5 stars and wrote, "The film has a leaky plot with large chunks of inconsequential sequences. [...] The incoherence in the transition between scenes is so jarring that you would start wondering if you are even watching a completed movie."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Akshay |title=Mahasenha Volume – 1 Movie Review: A jumbo-sized mess |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2025/Dec/12/mahasenha-volume-1-movie-review-a-jumbo-sized-mess |work=Cinema Express |date=12 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|39007848}}
[[Category:2025 films]]
[[Category:2025 Indian films]]
[[Category:2025 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about elephants]]
[[Category:Films about human sacrifice]]
[[Category:Films set in forests]]
[[Category:Indian mythology in popular culture]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

Mahasenha - Revision history

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