| Mahasenha | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dhinesh Kalaiselvan |
| Written by | Dhinesh Kalaiselvan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Manas Babhu D. R. |
| Edited by | Nagooran Ramachandran |
| Music by |
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Production company | Marudham Productions |
| Distributed by | PVR Inox Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mahasenha also marketed as Mahasenha Volume - 1 is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Dhinesh Kalaiselvan starring 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.[1]
Plot
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Mahasenha is set against the backdrop of the fictional village of Kurangani, the film weaves together multiple narrative threads involving a sacred deity named Yaazheeswaran, tribal conflicts, festive celebrations, and the adventures of diverse characters whose paths intersect in unexpected ways.
Cast
- 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 for an action film titled Mahasenha Volume - 1, with plans of develiping it into a multi-part project, consisting of three or four volumes.[2] The film is produced by Dhinesh Kalaiselvan under his Marudham Productions banner and the technical team consists of cinematographer Manas Babhu D. R., editior Nagooran Ramachandran, and action choreographer Ram Kumar.[3] Filming of Vimal's portions with an elephant was entirely shot in Kerala.[4] The fim stars Srushti Dange as the female lead.[5] 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.[6]
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 Labs on 30 November 2025.[7]
Release
Mahasenha was released in theatres on 12 December 2025.[8] Apart from the original Tamil language, the film is also planned to release in the dubbed versions of Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi languages.[9]
Reception
Dinamalar rated the film with 2/5 stars.[10] A critic from Maalai Malar rated the film 1.5/5 stars, criticising its illogical sequences and incoherent screenplay.[11]
Abhinav Subramanian of 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."[12] 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."[13]
References
- ↑ "Vemal plays divine guardian in Mahasenha trailer". www.dtnext.in. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ Mullappilly, Sreejith (11 October 2025). "Vemal's next with Dhinesh Kalaiselvan titled Mahasenha Volume - 1". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ Kumar, Akshay (12 October 2025). "BTS stills from Vemal's Mahasenha Volume - 1 out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "Vemal reveals how he won the heart of an elephant while working with it in Mahasenha Volume- 1". Cinema Express. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "மகாசேனா படத்தில் விமல் ஜோடியானார் சிருஷ்டி டாங்கே - Kollywood News | Kollywood Images - Cinema.dinakaran.com". Kollywood News | Kollywood Images - Cinema.dinakaran.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "Mahasenha Trailer: Vemal plays a village's protector and elephant caretaker in spiritual actioner". Cinema Express. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ பிரிவு, இணையதளச் செய்திப் (30 November 2025). "மகாசேனா படத்தின் இசை வெளியீட்டு விழா - புகைப்படங்கள்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ Kumar, Akshay (21 November 2025). "Vemal's Mahasenha Volume - 1 gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ தினத்தந்தி (2 December 2025). "விமலின் "மகாசேனா" படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் ரிலீஸ் அப்டேட்". www.dailythanthi.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "மகாசேனா - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : மகாசேனா - படத்தலைப்பை மகாசோதனைனு வெச்சு இருக்கலாம் - Mahasena". cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "மகாசேனா திரைவிமர்சனம் | Mahasenha Review in tamil". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 11 December 2025.
- ↑ "Mahasenha Movie Review: Spiritual theater that was never going to work". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ Kumar, Akshay (12 December 2025). "Mahasenha Volume – 1 Movie Review: A jumbo-sized mess". Cinema Express.