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| screenplay    = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| screenplay    = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| story          = P. Harirajan
| story          = P. Harirajan
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    | label1= Dialogues by
    | data1 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]}}
| starring      = {{unbulleted list|[[Selva (actor)|Selva]]<br />[[Ranjitha]]}}
| starring      = {{unbulleted list|[[Selva (actor)|Selva]]<br />[[Ranjitha]]}}
| music          = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| music          = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = P. Amirtham
| cinematography = P. Amirtham
| editing        = P. Venkateswara Rao
| editing        = P. Venkateswara Rao
| studio        = Poomalai Productions
| studio        = Poomalai Productions<br />AKM Productions
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1993|02|24}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1993|02|24}}
| runtime        = 145 minutes
| runtime        = 145 minutes
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'''''Madurai Meenakshi''''' is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by P. Amirtham. The film stars [[Selva (actor)|Selva]] and [[Ranjitha]], with [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Captain Raju]], [[Pradeep Shakthi]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], and [[Sabitha Anand]] playing supporting roles. The film, produced by A. Gunanithi, had musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and was released on 24 February 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=madurai meenatshi ( 1993 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/films/cast/newfilmdb/madurai%20meenatshi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041217164218/http://www.cinesouth.com/films/cast/newfilmdb/madurai%20meenatshi.html |archive-date=17 December 2004 |access-date=9 April 2015 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rathinagiri |first=R. |title=Time capsule of Kalaignar |publisher=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] |year=2007 |pages=68 |oclc=680676772}}</ref>
'''''Madurai Meenakshi''''' is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by P. Amirtham and written by [[M. Karunanidhi]] from a story by P. Harirajan. The film stars [[Selva (actor)|Selva]] and [[Ranjitha]], with [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Captain Raju]], [[Pradeep Shakthi]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], and [[Sabitha Anand]] playing supporting roles. It was released on 24 February 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=madurai meenatshi ( 1993 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/films/cast/newfilmdb/madurai%20meenatshi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041217164218/http://www.cinesouth.com/films/cast/newfilmdb/madurai%20meenatshi.html |archive-date=17 December 2004 |access-date=9 April 2015 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=October 2021}}
{{more plot|date=October 2021}}
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.
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. Ulaganathan gets to know of their love and transfers Madurai to 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.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
*[[Selva (actor)|Selva]] as Madurai<ref name="Kalki">{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர்.பி.ஆர். |date=21 March 1993 |title=மதுரை மீனாட்சி |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |pages=[https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1993/mar/21-03-1993/p33.jpg 33]–[https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1993/mar/21-03-1993/p34.jpg 34]}}</ref>
*[[Selva (actor)|Selva]] as Madurai<ref name="Kalki">{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர்.பி.ஆர். |date=21 March 1993 |title=மதுரை மீனாட்சி |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1993-03-21/kalki1993-03-21.pdf |access-date=20 May 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=33–34 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
*[[Ranjitha]] as Meenakshi<ref name="Kalki" />
*[[Ranjitha]] as Meenakshi<ref name="Kalki" />
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Maragatham
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Maragatham
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*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Brammayya
*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Brammayya
*[[Vijay Krishnaraj]] as Stephen
*[[Vijay Krishnaraj]] as Stephen
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as DGP
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as [[Director general of police|DGP]]
*[[Prathapachandran]] as Judge
*[[Prathapachandran]] as Judge
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]] as Madasamy
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]] as Madasamy
*[[M. R. Krishnamurthy]]
}}
*Vijaya Chandrika
{{colend}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
The dialogues were written by [[AR Murugadoss]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=29 October 2011 |title=AR Murugadoss - Man with the midas touch |url=http://www.southscope.in/tamil/article/ar-murugadoss-man-midas-touch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101070513/http://www.southscope.in/tamil/article/ar-murugadoss-man-midas-touch |archive-date=1 November 2011 |access-date=29 April 2022 |website=[[South Scope]]}}</ref>
The dialogues were written by [[AR Murugadoss]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=29 October 2011 |title=AR Murugadoss – Man with the midas touch |url=http://www.southscope.in/tamil/article/ar-murugadoss-man-midas-touch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101070513/http://www.southscope.in/tamil/article/ar-murugadoss-man-midas-touch |archive-date=1 November 2011 |access-date=29 April 2022 |website=[[South Scope]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
|-
|1 || "I Love You Meena" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || 4:38
| "I Love You Meena" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || 4:38
|-
|-
|2 || "Maalai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 4:17
| "Maalai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 4:17
|-
|-
|3 || "Neethi Mandram" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || 3:11
| "Neethi Mandram" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || 3:11
|-
|-
|4 || "Thanga Kunam" || K. S. Chithra, Chorus || 2:13
| "Thanga Kunam" || K. S. Chithra, Chorus || 2:13
|}
|}


== Controversy ==
== Release and reception ==
A petition was filed against the film for negative portrayal of politicians; however the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] rejected the plea.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 March 1993 |title=Karunanidhi film allowed |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=Express News Service |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bollAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1001%2C1394410}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
''Madurai Meenakshi'' was released on 24 February 1993.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rathinagiri |first=R. |title=Time capsule of Kalaignar |publisher=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] |year=2007 |pages=68 |oclc=680676772}}</ref> A petition was filed against the film for negative portrayal of politicians; however, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] rejected the plea.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 March 1993 |title=Karunanidhi film allowed |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bollAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1001%2C1394410 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520045937/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bollAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1001%2C1394410 |archive-date=20 May 2024 |access-date=20 February 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]] |agency=Express News Service}}</ref> R. P. R. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' appreciated Deva's music but said Amirtham's cinematography was better than his direction.<ref name="Kalki" />


== References ==
== References ==
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Madurai Meenakshi
DVD cover
Directed byP. Amirtham
Produced byA. Gunanithi
Screenplay byM. Karunanidhi
Story byP. Harirajan
Dialogues byM. Karunanidhi
Starring
Music byDeva
CinematographyP. Amirtham
Edited byP. Venkateswara Rao
Production
company
Poomalai Productions
AKM Productions
Release date
  • 24 February 1993 (1993-02-24)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Madurai Meenakshi is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Amirtham and written by M. Karunanidhi from a story by P. Harirajan. The film stars Selva and Ranjitha, with Sujatha, Captain Raju, Pradeep Shakthi, Vijayakumar, Nassar, and Sabitha Anand playing supporting roles. It was released on 24 February 1993.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

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. Ulaganathan gets to know of their love and transfers Madurai to 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.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The dialogues were written by AR Murugadoss.[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by M. Karunanidhi and Vairamuthu.[4]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"I Love You Meena" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:38
"Maalai" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:17
"Neethi Mandram" Malaysia Vasudevan 3:11
"Thanga Kunam" K. S. Chithra, Chorus 2:13

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Madurai Meenakshi was released on 24 February 1993.[5] A petition was filed against the film for negative portrayal of politicians; however, the Supreme Court rejected the plea.[6] R. P. R. of Kalki appreciated Deva's music but said Amirtham's cinematography was better than his direction.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "madurai meenatshi ( 1993 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ஆர்.பி.ஆர். (21 March 1993). "மதுரை மீனாட்சி" (PDF). Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 33–34. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Asogan – Madurai Meenakshi – Maanagar Kurtram". IsaiShop. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Rathinagiri, R. (2007). Time capsule of Kalaignar. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. p. 68. OCLC 680676772.
  6. ↑ "Karunanidhi film allowed". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 6 March 1993. p. 3. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.

External links[edit | edit source]

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