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{{Infobox film
| name = Manmadhan
| image = Manmadhan.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = A.J. Murugan
| writer = A.J. Murugan [[Balakumaran]] (Dialogues)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/05/13/stories/2005051302350100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928063730/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/05/13/stories/2005051302350100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 September 2009 | title=Where Simbu scores | date=13 May 2005 | first=Malathi | last=Rangarajan | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=3 February 2019 }}</ref>
|screenplay = [[A.J. Murugan]]
| story = A.J. Murugan
| starring = [[Silambarasan]] [[Jyothika]] [[Goundamani]] [[Sindhu Tolani]] [[Atul Kulkarni]] [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
| producer = S. K. Krishnakanth
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = [[R. D. Rajasekhar]] S.Moorthy
| editing = [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]]
| studio = Indian Theatre Production
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2004|11|12|df=y}}
| runtime = 166 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = {{INR}}5 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/simbu-celebrates-producer-grieves-news-tamil-kkfv8djfdfjsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518055946/http://www.sify.com/movies/simbu-celebrates-producer-grieves-news-tamil-kkfv8djfdfjsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-05-18|title=Simbu celebrates, producer grieves!}}</ref>
}}

'''''Manmadhan''''' ({{translation|Cupid}}) (spelt onscreen as '''''Manmathan''''') is 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic thriller]] film directed and written by A. J. Murugan with dialogues by [[Balakumaran]]. [[Silambarasan]] played dual roles for the first time in his career while [[Jyothika]], [[Sindhu Tolani]], [[N. Santhanam|Santhanam]], [[Atul Kulkarni]], and [[Goundamani]] played supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]].<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/manmadhan.html#news</ref>

''Manmadhan'' was received favourably and had a blockbuster run at the box office for over 150 days at the time of its release.This<ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/silambarasan-and-jyothika-s-manmadhan-re-release-theatres-across-tn-145135</ref> It was later dubbed into Telugu as ''Manmadha''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhRrq8RUZgg</ref> It was remade in Kannada as ''[[Madana (film)|Madana]]'' with [[Auditya]] and [[Sameksha]] in the lead roles <ref>https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/nov/12/16-years-of-manmadhan-16lesser-known-facts-about-simbus-blockbuster-ghost-directorial-765--16.html</ref> and also remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Bangladesh]] as [[Baje Chele - The Loafer]] with [[Bappy Chowdhury]] and Arshi in the lead roles.

==Plot==

Madhan Kumar ([[Silambarasan]]) is an [[auditor]] by profession, who lives in [[Chennai]] and also learns music part-time in a college. Mythili ([[Jyothika]]), a naive woman, also learns music from the same college. She gets scared upon seeing Madhan one day because she happens to witness a dream of her getting raped by him. Later on, she realizes his kind nature and they both become friends.

However, Madhan also has another side under the pseudonym ''Manmadhan'', in which he hunts and kills morally corrupt girls in Chennai by seducing them before rendering them unconscious using [[chloroform]]. He burns the girls' corpses and stores their ashes in bottles with their respective names. Whenever he intends to kill a girl by seducing her, he suffers a [[nosebleed]]. The media attention turns towards the case of missing girls, and Chennai [[Assistant Commissioner of Police (India)|ACP]] Deva ([[Atul Kulkarni]]) takes the charge to find the person behind the crimes.

One day, Mythili finds Madhan riding a bike with a girl as [[pillion]]. On the next day, Mythili gets shocked to see the news that the girl whom she spotted with Madhan has gone missing. Mythili thinks that Madhan is behind the crimes in the city and informs Deva about Madhan's whereabouts. Thus, Madhan gets arrested.

During the investigation, Madhan reveals that it was his younger twin brother Madhan Raj (also Silambarasan) responsible for killing "loose" girls under the pseudonym Manmadhan. The story then moves to a flashback where Madhan Raj and Madhan Kumar were affectionate with each other. They lived with their maternal uncle Puncture Pandiyan ([[Goundamani]]) in Madhampatty in the outskirts of [[Coimbatore]] district, as both of their parents had died years ago. While Madhan Kumar was brave, intelligent and practical, Madhan Raj was innocent and sentimental. While Madhan Kumar went to study for auditorship in [[Chennai]], Madhan Raj moved to [[Coimbatore]] to study in an engineering college. There, he became friends with his hostel room mate Bobby ([[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]), and fell in love with his college mate Vaishnavi ([[Sindhu Tolani]]), who also reciprocated his feelings upon seeing his good nature. However, Madhan Raj's friend Ravi informed him that Vaishnavi was having an affair with her relative Seenu, who also studied in the same college. He didn't trust him and in anger he beats Ravi. When Madhan Raj confronted Vaishnavi, she got angry and thought that he did not trust her.

Madhan Raj realised his mistake and covertly went to Vaishnavi's house to apologize, only to find her in bed with Seenu. He realized that Ravi was correct this whole time. He also heard Vaishnavi's conversation with Seenu that she pretended to love Madhan Raj and would like to marry him so that she could take advantage of his innocence and sincere love, which would help her lead life the way she wanted, and have Madhan Raj as a slave under her. Furious, Madhan Raj killed both Vaishnavi and Seenu. He returned to Chennai and arrogantly narrated the whole incident to his brother. Madhan Raj decided to change his appearance and set out in search of girls cheating in the name of love to kill them and warned his twin brother that if he informed the police of his whereabouts, he would kill him.

Back in the present, the police investigate about Madhan Raj and get solid evidences about his existence. Madhan Kumar, with the help of Pandiyan, is released from the case. Mythili apologizes to Madhan Kumar and also proposes to him, which he rejects, saying that he does not love her and had treated her as friend. Mythili leaves the place saying that she will wait for Madhan Kumar, believing that he will accept her love someday.

The story again moves to a flashback, where it is shown only to the audience that Madhan Kumar is, in fact, ''Manmadhan'', and that Madhan Raj is innocent of the crimes. After killing Seenu and Vaishnavi, Madhan Raj hysterically met his brother and told him that he regretted killing them and he did it only because he was ashamed of what they were doing and committed suicide in front of Madhan Kumar's eyes, despite the latter's pleas. Madhan Kumar hence decided to avenge his brother's death by killing girls who cheat in the name of love, under the pseudonym ''Manmadhan'' and develops his "nosebleed" from then on. Kumar has hidden his brother Madhan Raj's death, thereby using his identity as a [[scapegoat]] so that he could escape if caught.

It is shown that Madhan Kumar indeed loves Mythili for her innocence and good demeanour, but cannot and will not express his feelings for her. He also exclaims that if his brother had loved a girl like her, he would also have lived happily and he would have married Mythili and be happy. Hence, Madhan Kumar concludes that avenging his brother's death is more important, and only God can judge his actions. The film ends with a message that even if Manmadhan has escaped the clutches of the police, he would answer for his actions before the law someday.

==Cast==
* [[Silambarasan]] as Madhan Kumar (Manmadhan) and Madhan Raj (Motta)
* [[Jyothika]] as Mythili
* [[Sindhu Tolani]] as Vaishnavi
* [[Goundamani]] as Puncture Pandiyan
* [[Atul Kulkarni]] as ACP Deva
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Bobby
* [[Sathyan (Tamil actor)|Sathyan]] as Inspector Shakthi (Deva's assistant)
* [[Mayoori (actress)|Mayuri]] as Malathi
* Guhan Shanmugam as Madhan Kumar's college rival
* [[T. P. Gajendran]] as Village Landlord
* Dr. S.Suresh Kumar as Reporter
* [[Crane Manohar]] as Puncture Pandiyan's worker
* [[Brinda Parekh]] as Train Passenger (guest appearance)
* [[Mandira Bedi]] as Psychiatrist (special appearance)
* [[Yana Gupta]] ([[Item number]])
* [[Arzoo Govitrikar]] as girl in cafe

==Production==
Simbhu experienced difficulties with director A. J. Murugan during the making of this film and was widely reported by the media to have "ghost-directed" the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmathan-review-tamil-pclvCJjjefcad.html|title=Review : (2004)|website=www.sify.com}}</ref> Murugan was later demoted and worked in Silambarasan's directorial venture, ''[[Vallavan]]'' (2006) as an associate director, and was consequently critical of the actor's insistence on interfering with the director's role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/simbu-and-his-misadventures-tamil-news-42868.html|title=Simbu and his misadventures - Tamil Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|work=Indiaglitz Tamil|date=8 Nov 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919065143/https://www.indiaglitz.com/simbu-and-his-misadventures-tamil-news-42868.html|archive-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Manmadhan
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| released = 1 July 2004
| recorded = 2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 33:19 22:11 (2nd release)
| label = Bayshore [[Divo (record label)|Divo]] [[Think Music India|Think Music]]
| producer = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| prev_title = [[7G Rainbow Colony]]
| prev_year = 2004
| year = 2004
| next_title = [[Bose (film)|Bose]]
| next_year = 2004
}}
The soundtrack, composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], was released on 1 July 2004 and features 6 songs. The lyrics were penned by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], Snehan, [[Pa. Vijay]] and [[Na. Muthukumar]]. The singers include the film's lead actor Silambarasan, [[Anushka Manchanda]] from the girl-pop group [[Viva (band)|Viva!]] and rapper [[Blaaze]], who all sung for the first time under Yuvan's direction. After the release of the film, several bonus tracks, that featured in the film, but not in the soundtrack, were released again as a soundtrack, which includes pieces of the film score and the earlier released songs. All the tracks were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Lyricist!! Notes
|-
|1 || "Thathai Thathai" || [[Silambarasan Rajendar|Silambarasan]], [[Clinton Cerejo]], [[Blaaze]], [[Vasundhara Das]] || 5:55 || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] ||
|-
|2 || "Manmadhane Nee" || [[Sadhana Sargam]] || 4:34 || [[Snehan]] ||featured on [[Jyothika]] & [[Silambarasan Rajendar|Silambarasan]]
|-
|3 || "Oh Mahire" || [[Anushka Manchanda]] || 5:49 || [[Pa. Vijay]] || Not featured in the film
|-
|4 || "Vaanamunna" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Palakkad Sreeram|Palakkad Sriram]], Silambarasan (chorus portions) || 5:08 || [[Na. Muthukumar]] ||
|-
|5 || "En Aasai Mythiliye" || |[[Silambarasan]], [[Suchitra]] || 4:25 || Pa. Vijay || Remixed from the Tamil film ''Mythili Ennai Kadhali'', composed by [[Vijaya T. Rajendar]], featured on [[Jyothika]] & [[Silambarasan Rajendar|Silambarasan]]
|-
|6 || "Kadhal Valarthen" || [[KK (singer)|Kk]] || 7:28 || Na. Muthukumar ||featured on [[Sindhu Tolani]] & [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
|}

===Telugu version===

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Lyricist!! Notes
|-
|1 || "Thathai Thathai" || [[Devi Sri Prasad]], [[Clinton Cerejo]], Kalpana, [[Vasundhara Das]] || 5:52 || [[Vennelakanti]] ||
|-
|2 || "Manmadhuda Nee" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || 4:30 || [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]] ||
|-
|3 || "Ningilanti manasu choodu" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Murali || 5:02 || Veturi Sundararama Murthy, [[Bhuvana Chandra]] ||
|-
|4 || "Kadanna prema" || [[S. P. B. Charan]] || 6:54 || Veturi Sundararama Murthy ||
|-
|5 || "Andaala Menakave" || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Suchitra]] || 4:19 || [[Bhuvana Chandra]] ||
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/telugu/album/Manmadha-songs-A0000479|title=Manmadha Songs Download, Manmadha Telugu MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Telugu Songs - Raaga.com - A World Of Music}}</ref>
{{tracklist
| headline = Bonus tracks (Second release)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| total_length = 22:11
| title7 = Sedi Sedi Onnu
| extra7 = Silambarasan
| length7 = 1:34
| title8 = Sedi Sedi Onnu (Music)
| extra8 = [[Instrumental]]
| length8 = 0:35
| title9 = Kannale
| extra9 = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| length9 = 1:12
| title10 = Sedi Sedi Onnu 2
| extra10 = Silambarasan
| length10 = 0:49
| title11 = Fight Theme
| extra11 = Instrumental
| length11 = 0:47
| title12 = Pesamalae Mugam
| extra12 = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| length12 = 1:44
| title13 = Sedi Sedi Onnu 3
| extra13 = Silambarasan
| length13 = 1:19
| title14 = Thathai Thathai 2
| extra14 = [[Silambarasan]], [[Clinton Cerejo]], [[Blaaze]], [[Vasundhara Das]]
| length14 = 5:52
| title15 = Manmadhan Theme 1
| extra15 = Instrumental
| length15 = 2:35
| title16 = Manmadhan Theme 2
| extra16 = Instrumental
| length16 = 1:34
| title17 = Manmadhan Theme 3
| extra17 = Instrumental
| length17 = 0:59
| title18 = Manmadhan Theme 4
| extra18 = Instrumental
| length18 = 1:02
| title19 = Manmadhan Theme 5
| extra19 = Instrumental
| length19 = 1:24
| title20 = Manmadhan Theme 6
| extra20 = Instrumental
| length20 = 0:45
}}

==Release==
Though made on a high budget of {{INR}}5 crore, ''Manmadhan'' was sold at a deficit to distributors. However, the film opened with 140 prints<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/diwali-pre-release-trade-buzz-news-tamil-kkfvEEbegjfsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902184255/http://www.sify.com/movies/diwali-pre-release-trade-buzz-news-tamil-kkfvEEbegjfsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-09-02|title=Diwali- Pre-release trade buzz!}}</ref> and emerged successful despite facing competition from veterans on Deepavali weekend - Ajith's ''[[Attahasam|Attagasam]]'', Vijayakanth's ''[[Neranja Manasu]]'', and Sarathkumar's ''[[Chatrapathy (2004 film)|Chatrapathy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/diwali-waiting-list-news-tamil-kkfvFjdbfgbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902140506/http://www.sify.com/movies/diwali-waiting-list-news-tamil-kkfvFjdbfgbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-09-02|title=Diwali waiting list!}}</ref>

The film carried an 'A' certificate with some cuts and as the production cost had over-run, exhibitors and distributors were made to cough up some money for smooth release on Deepavali weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/diwali-films-censored-news-tamil-kkfvEFdedeasi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902180334/http://www.sify.com/movies/diwali-films-censored-news-tamil-kkfvEFdedeasi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-09-02|title=Diwali films censored}}</ref>

Collection reports from Chennai, Coimbatore and Salem distribution territories indicated that ''Manmadhan'' surged ahead of ''Attagasam'' in its second week with the help of strong reviews in the media, music and excellent word of mouth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manmathan-overtakes-attakasam-at-bo-news-tamil-kkfvDLigigjsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424195924/http://www.sify.com/movies/manmathan-overtakes-attakasam-at-bo-news-tamil-kkfvDLigigjsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-04-24|title='Manmathan' overtakes 'Attakasam'at BO?}}</ref>

The movie's satellite rights were sold to [[Sun TV (India)|SUN TV]] and this version carried a V/U Certificate.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{imdb title|0464106}}

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