Madurai Meenakshi (film)
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Madurai Meenakshi is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Amirtham. The film stars Selva and Ranjitha, with Sujatha, Captain Raju, Pradeep Shakthi, Vijayakumar, Nassar, and Sabitha Anand playing supporting roles. The film, produced by A. Gunanithi, had musical score by Deva and was released on 24 February 1993.[1][2]
Madurai Meenakshi | |
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Directed by | P. Amirtham |
Produced by | A. Gunanithi |
Screenplay by | M. Karunanidhi |
Story by | P. Harirajan |
Starring | |
Music by | Deva |
Cinematography | P. Amirtham |
Edited by | P. Venkateswara Rao |
Production company | Poomalai Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
PlotEdit
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Madurai, a traffic police who dreams to become a police inspector, lives with his mother Maragatham. One day, he clashes with Meenakshi, the daughter of the corrupt home minister Ulaganathan. Meenakshi uses her father's clout to change Madurai's duty, and Madurai becomes her house guard. Meenakshi spends her time in humiliating the poor Madurai. Kumarasamy, his brother Kulasekaran, and his sister-in-law Gomathi run a free school for blind children in their property. The prime minister orders Ulaganathan to buy their property. But they refuse to sell it, so Ulaganathan's henchmen kill Kumarasamy. In the meantime, Madurai and Meenakshi fall in love with each other. Ulaganathan gets to know their love and transfers Madurai at the local police station. Inspector Rudra and Ulaganathan decide to buy Kulasekaran's property by force and to send Madurai behind bars. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
CastEdit
- Selva as Madurai[3]
- Ranjitha as Meenakshi[3]
- Sujatha as Maragatham
- Captain Raju as Ulaganathan
- Pradeep Shakthi as Inspector Rudra
- Vijayakumar as Kumarasamy
- Nassar as Kulasekaran
- Sabitha Anand as Gomathi
- S. S. Chandran as Brammayya
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Stephen
- Chandrasekhar as DGP
- Prathapachandran as Judge
- Thideer Kannaiah as Madasamy
- M. R. Krishnamurthy
- Vijaya Chandrika
ProductionEdit
The dialogues were written by AR Murugadoss.[4]
SoundtrackEdit
The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by M. Karunanidhi and Vairamuthu.[5]
Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | "I Love You Meena" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:38 |
2 | "Maalai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:17 |
3 | "Neethi Mandram" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 3:11 |
4 | "Thanga Kunam" | K. S. Chithra, Chorus | 2:13 |
ControversyEdit
A petition was filed against the film for negative portrayal of politicians; however the Supreme Court rejected the plea.[6]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "madurai meenatshi ( 1993 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ↑ Rathinagiri, R. (2007). Time capsule of Kalaignar. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. p. 68. OCLC 680676772.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ஆர்.பி.ஆர். (21 March 1993). "மதுரை மீனாட்சி". Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 33–34.
- ↑ Gupta, Rinku (29 October 2011). "AR Murugadoss - Man with the midas touch". South Scope. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ↑ "Asogan – Madurai Meenakshi – Maanagar Kurtram". IsaiShop. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ↑ "Karunanidhi film allowed". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 6 March 1993. p. 3.