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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mahayanam<br />
| image = Mahayanamfilm.png<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = Poster designed by [[Gayathri Ashokan]]<br />
| director = [[Joshy]]<br />
| producer = C T Rajan<br />
| writer = [[A. K. Lohithadas]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br />[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]<br>[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br>[[Balan K. Nair]]<br />
| music = '''Songs:'''<br>[[Ouseppachan]]<br>'''Background Score:'''<br>[[S. P. Venkatesh]] <br />
| cinematography = [[Jayanan Vincent]]<br />
| editing = K. Sankunni<br />
| distributor = Jubilee Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|1989}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Mahayanam''''' is a 1989 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[Joshy]] and produced by C T Rajan, starring [[Mammootty]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]], [[Jalaja]] and [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Chandran is a truck driver and Rav, the cleaner of the truck. Chandran is very affectionate towards Ravi, for whom, Chandran is like an elder brother. Chandran spends most of his leisure time in booze, while Ravi is busy in saving all the money, as he has got a family. One day, Ravi gets a letter from Remani, his wife saying that there is festival in the village temple set to happen for the coming Friday and she requested him to be there. Excited Ravi sets out to his home with all the cash he has saved as he has plans to build a house and to be there for at least two weeks. But on his way back home, he was killed in an accident. Chandran arrives at the village of Ravi, with his dead body. He finds out the miserable condition of his family and decides to stay for a few days to financially assist Remani and help her fulfill Ravi's dream house. But during his stay, he gets involved in several social issues. He slowly joins the job of ferrying sand under Kochu Varkey, a rich businessman of the area. But, with time, he enrages Kochu Varkey and his son Sunnykkutty, invites animosity from them. Rajamma, a bold and independent lady who makes a living by running a tea stall falls in love with Chandran, but certain unexpected incidents happen in the life of Chandran that turns everything upside down.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Mammootty]] - Chandran<br />
* [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] - Ravi (cameo)<br />
* [[Balan K. Nair]]<br />
* [[Vineeth]] - Ramesan<br />
* [[Kunjandi]] - Matthu<br />
* [[Mala Aravindan]] - Govindankutty<br />
* [[Kuthiravattom Pappu]] - Kunjappan<br />
* [[Prathapachandran]] - Kochu Varkey<br />
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Sunnykutty<br />
* [[Jalaja]] - Ramani<br />
* [[Philomina]] - Janamma<br />
* [[Saleema]] - Mollykutty<br />
* [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] - Rajamma ( Voice dubbed by [[Anandavally]] )<br />
* [[Soorya]]<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film was released on 1986.<br />
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===Box office===<br />
The film was both commercial and critical success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/10-mammootty-films-to-watch-before-you-die/photostory/52419768.cms|title=10 Mammootty films to watch before you die|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/movies-music/movie-news/mamootty-joshiy-join-hands-again-after-a-decade-1.3437449|title=Mamootty, Joshiy join hands again after a decade|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=30 December 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* [[Mammootty]] won the 1989 [[Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]].{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}<br />
* After Mahayanam, [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] took a long break from acting. Later she made a comeback through [[Olympiyan Anthony Adam]] in 1999.<br />
* The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]'' with [[R. Sarathkumar]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0314349|Mahayanam}}<br />
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[[Category:1989 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. K. Lohithadas]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Joshiy]]<br />
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