Mr. Madras
Mr. Madras is a 1995 Tamil language comedy film directed by P. Vasu. The film features Prabhu, Sukanya and Vineetha in lead roles. The film, had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 8 September 1995. The film did well at the box-office. It was later dubbed in Hindi as Kaise Kahun — I Love You[1][2][3]
| Mr. Madras | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | K. Muralidharan V. Swaminathan G. Venugopal |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Ravindhar |
| Edited by | P. Mohanraj |
Production company | Lakshmi Movie Makers |
Release date | 8 September 1995 |
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Aruna Arunachalam (Manorama) is an estate owner in Ooty who is in trouble with Thiruttani (Anandaraj), who keeps illegally some hectares of her estate. Murugan (Prabhu) won the Mr. Madras award and also worked as a model. His mother (Lakshmi) advised him to find a decent job. He is later appointed by Aruna to protect her, and she promises to keep him permanently. Aruna has two granddaughters: Meera (Sukanya) and Devi (Vineetha). Murugan investigates in Thiruttani's area and he finds Ganja plantation happening in there. Murugan then shows the proof to the police and they arrest Thiruttani. Although Murugan accomplishes his mission, Aruna dismisses him. So Murugan takes challenge to continue to work here. Murugan makes things rough on Aruna's family. Murugan's mother is worried about her son, so she comes there and faints after seeing Aruna. Murugan's mother is actually Aruna's daughter. In the past Murugan's mother married a poor laborer and Aruna didn't accept it. Meera and Devi fall in love with Murugan. Murugan makes a big drama to reduce Aruna's ego. In the meantime, Thiruttani escapes from jail and kidnaps Aruna. Murugan saves his grandmother and Aruna apologizes to her daughter.
Cast
- Prabhu as Murugan alias Mr. Madras
- Sukanya as Meera
- Vineetha as Devi
- Manorama as Aruna Arunachalam
- Lakshmi as Janaki
- Anandaraj as Thiruttani
- Goundamani as Govindsamy
- Senthil as Ponnusamy
- R. Sundarrajan as Aruna's son
- Kaka Radhakrishnan as Arunachalam
- Gandhimathi as a serial actress
- Thyagu as a police constable
- Santhana Bharathi as a police inspector
Soundtrack
| Mr. Madras | |
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| Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Recorded | 1995 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 26:23 |
| Producer | Vidyasagar |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Vidyasagar. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[4]
| Track | Song | Singers | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Akka Maga' | Mano, K.S.Chitra | 4:34 |
| 2 | 'Unnai Parthathum' | Swarnalatha | 4:05 |
| 3 | 'Pala Naadu Parkuthu' | S.P.Balasubramaniam, Sindhu, Swarnalatha | 4:28 |
| 4 | 'Poga Sonna' | Mano | 4:44 |
| 5 | 'Poongatru Veesum' | S.P.Balasubramaniam | 4:05 |
| 6 | 'Antha Otha Madi' | Mano, Sujatha Mohan, Surekha Kothari | 4:27 |
References
- "Find Tamil Movie Mr. Madras". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- "Filmography of mr. madras". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- "Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3". groups.google.com. 17 May 1996. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- "Mr Madras – Vidyasagar". thiraipaadal.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)