Mr. Madras

Mr. Madras is a 1995 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Prabhu, Sukanya and Vineetha. It was released on 8 September 1995,^[1][2] and emerged a box-office bomb.^[3]

Mr. Madras
Poster
Directed by	P. Vasu
Written by	P. Vasu
Produced by	K. Muralidharan V. Swaminathan G. Venugopal
Starring	Prabhu Sukanya Vineetha
Cinematography	Ravindhar
Edited by	P. Mohanraj
Music by	Vidyasagar
Production company	Lakshmi Movie Makers
Release date	8 September 1995 (1995-09-08)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Aruna Arunachalam is an estate owner in Ooty who is in trouble with Thiruttani, who illegally keeps some hectares of her estate. Murugan won the Mr. Madras award and also worked as a model. His mother 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 and Devi. 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

• Prabhu as Murugan alias Mr. Madras
• Sukanya as Meera
• Vineetha as Devi
• Manorama as Aruna Arunachalam
• Lakshmi as Janaki
• Anandaraj as Thiruttani
• Goundamani as Govindsamy
• Senthil as Ponnusamy
• R. Sundarrajan as Aruna's son
• Kavitha as Mahalakshmi Meera and Devi's Mother
• Kaka Radhakrishnan as Arunachalam
• Gandhimathi as Alamelu a serial actress
• Thyagu as a police constable
• Santhana Bharathi as a police inspector

Soundtrack

The soundtrack were composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vaali.^[4]

Song	Singers	Duration
"Akka Maga"	Mano, K. S. Chitra	4:34
"Unnai Parthathum"	Swarnalatha	4:05
"Pala Naadu Parkuthu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sindhu, Swarnalatha	4:28
"Poga Sonna"	Mano	4:44
"Poongatru Veesum"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:05
"Antha Otha Madi"	Mano, Sujatha Mohan, Surekha Kothari	4:27

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Director P. Vasu, who has penned the story, dialogue and screenplay, has introduced enough cinematic twists and turns  in the plot which he sometimes employs diligently; most times the viewer easily predicts the turns".^[5]