View source for Mahaadev

{{other uses|Mahadev (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Mahaadev
| image          = Mahaadev poster.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| director       = [[Raj N. Sippy]]
| producer       = Romu N. Sippy
| writer         = Vinay Shukla
| editing        = Ashok Honda
| cinematography = Anwar Siraj
| studio         = Allied Pictures
| starring       = [[Vinod Khanna]]<br />[[Meenakshi Sheshadri]]<br />[[Raj Babbar]]<br />[[Sonu Walia]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| released       = {{Film date|1989|05|05|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 130 minutes
| country        = [[India]]
| language       = [[Hindi]]
| budget         = {{INR}}20.5 million<ref name="ksboxoffice">{{Cite web |date=30 January 2021 |title=Mahaadev 1989 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1980's Box Office Collection |url=https://ksboxoffice.com/mahaadev-1989-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/movies-facts/ | access-date=18 December 2021 |website=KS Box Office |language=en-US}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR}}70 million<ref name="ksboxoffice">{{Cite web |date=30 January 2021 |title=Mahaadev 1989 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1980's Box Office Collection |url=https://ksboxoffice.com/mahaadev-1989-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/movies-facts/ | access-date=18 December 2021 |website=KS Box Office |language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
'''''Mahaadev''''' is a 1989 Indian [[Hindi|Hindi-language]] action thriller film directed by [[Raj N. Sippy]]. It stars [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]], [[Raj Babbar]] and [[Sonu Walia]] in pivotal roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahaadev (1989) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/mahaadev-6712/cast-crew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218180847/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/mahaadev-6712/cast-crew |url-status=live |archive-date=18 December 2021 |access-date=18 December 2021 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> The [[film score]] and soundtrack were composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2021 |title=Mahaadev 1989 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1980's Box Office Collection |url=https://ksboxoffice.com/mahaadev-1989-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/1980s-box-office-collection/ |access-date=18 December 2021 |website=KS Box Office }}</ref> The film revolves around an ex cop (Khanna) who is aggravated by the unjust practices of the rich and corrupt people, which makes him rejoin the police force.
''Mahaadev'' was released worldwide on 5th May 1989, coinciding with the Eid weekend. The film received positive reviews from critics and was declared "Hit" at the box office.
==Cast==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*[[Vinod Khanna]] as Inspector Arjun Singh
*[[Meenakshi Seshadri]] as Geeta
*[[Raj Babbar]] as Kishan
*[[Sonu Walia]] as Dancer
*[[Shakti Kapoor]] as Sharma
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Mahesh
*[[Kiran Kumar]] as Umesh
*[[Sharat Saxena]] as Heera,s son
*[[Mahesh Anand]] as Heera,s son
*[[Anjan Srivastav]] as Chief Minister
*[[Beena Banerjee]] as Radha
*[[Ashalata Wabgaonkar]] as Padma
*[[Tej Sapru]] as Paresh Heera
*[[Ram Mohan]] as Mishra
*[[Satish Shah]] as Bansilal
*[[Gulshan Grover]] as Henchman
*[[Vikas Anand]] as Ramlal
*[[Mohan Choti]] as Mohan
{{div col end}}
==Music==
The soundtrack features six songs. All songs were written by Farooq Qaisar, while "Mujhe Bahon Mein Bhar Ke" was written by [[Gulshan Bawra]]. The track "Rimjhim Rimjhim" was recreated in [[Tamil-language|Tamil]] by Ilaiyaraaja's son [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] as "Theendi Theendi", for the [[Kollywood|Tamil]]-film ''[[Bala (2002 film)|Bala]]'' (2002).
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Fikar Na Kar"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Dilwale Raat Hai"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]'''
|-
| "Rimjhim Rimjhim"
| '''[[Asha Bhosle]]''', [[Suresh Wadkar]]
|-
| "Mujhe Baahon Mein Bharke"
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]]
|-
| "Aaj Babua Bhaye"
| [[S.P.Balasubramanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| "Aaj Babua Bhaye (Repeat)"
| [[Mohammed Aziz]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| "Chand Hai Tu"
| [[Mohammed Aziz]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0319787|Mahaadev}}
[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1980s masala films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Raj N. Sippy]]
{{1980s-Hindi-film-stub}}