Madurai Meenakshi (film)

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Madurai Meenakshi
File:Madurai Meenakshi DVD cover.jpg
DVD cover
Directed byP. Amirtham
Produced byA. Gunanithi
Screenplay byM. Karunanidhi
Story byP. Harirajan
Starring
Music byDeva
CinematographyP. Amirtham
Edited byP. Venkateswara Rao
Production
company
Poomalai 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. 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]

Plot[edit]

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.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The dialogues were written by AR Murugadoss.[4]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by M. Karunanidhi and Vairamuthu.[5]

Track Song Singer(s) Duration
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

Controversy[edit]

A petition was filed against the film for negative portrayal of politicians; however the Supreme Court rejected the plea.[6]

References[edit]

  1. "madurai meenatshi ( 1993 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. Rathinagiri, R. (2007). Time capsule of Kalaignar. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. p. 68. OCLC 680676772.
  3. 3.0 3.1 ஆர்.பி.ஆர். (21 March 1993). "மதுரை மீனாட்சி". Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 3334.
  4. 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.
  5. "Asogan – Madurai Meenakshi – Maanagar Kurtram". IsaiShop. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  6. "Karunanidhi film allowed". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 6 March 1993. p. 3.
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