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{{Infobox film
| name = Mr. Madras
| image = Mr. Madras.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[P. Vasu]]
| producer = K. Muralidharan<br />V. Swaminathan<br />G. Venugopal
| writer = P. Vasu
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]|[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]]|[[Vineetha]]}}
| music = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| cinematography = Ravindhar
| editing = P. Mohanraj
| distributor =
| studio = [[Lakshmi Movie Makers]]
| released = 8 September 1995
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Mr. Madras''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[P. Vasu]]. The film stars [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] and [[Vineetha]]. The film, had musical score by [[Vidyasagar (music director)|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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Mr._Madras/8067 |title=Find Tamil Movie Mr. Madras |access-date=26 March 2012 |publisher=jointscene.com |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103071658/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Mr._Madras/8067 |archive-date=3 November 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=mr.%20madras |title=Filmography of mr. madras |access-date=26 March 2012 |publisher=cinesouth.com }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.tamil/qMqQhdPEmaM|title=Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 3 |date=17 May 1996|access-date=8 June 2014}}</ref>

== Plot ==

Aruna Arunachalam ([[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]) is an estate owner in Ooty who is in trouble with Thiruttani ([[Anandaraj]]), who keeps illegally some hectares of her estate. Murugan ([[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]) won the Mr. Madras award and also worked as a model. His mother ([[Lakshmi (actress)|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 (actress)|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 ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Murugan alias Mr. Madras
*[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] as Meera
*[[Vineetha]] as Devi
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Aruna Arunachalam
*[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Janaki
*[[Anandaraj]] as Thiruttani
*[[Goundamani]] as Govindsamy
*[[Senthil]] as Ponnusamy
*[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Aruna's son
*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]] as Arunachalam
*[[Gandhimathi]] as a serial actress
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as a police constable
*[[Santhana Bharathi]] as a police inspector
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==

{{Infobox album
| name = Mr. Madras
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1995
| recorded = 1995
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 26:23
| label =
| producer = Vidyasagar
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]]. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/albums/ALBVID00056.html |title=Mr Madras – Vidyasagar |access-date=26 March 2012 |publisher=thiraipaadal.com |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://archive.is/20100328162651/http://www.thiraipaadal.com/albums/ALBVID00056.html |archive-date=28 March 2010 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singers !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Akka Maga" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chitra]] || 4:34
|-
|2 || "Unnai Parthathum" || [[Swarnalatha]] || 4:05
|-
|3 || "Pala Naadu Parkuthu" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Sindhu, [[Swarnalatha]] || 4:28
|-
|4 || "Poga Sonna" || Mano || 4:44
|-
|5 || "Poongatru Veesum" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 4:05
|-
|6 || "Antha Otha Madi" || Mano, [[Sujatha Mohan]], Surekha Kothari || 4:27
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{P. Vasu}}

[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:1995 comedy films]]

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GreggNfb8421: updated section for accuracy as per guidelines

imported>Kailash29792 at 03:17, 14 June 2021