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Maamadurai
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Wikipedia article
'Maamadurai' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by newcomer K. K. Krishnan. The film stars Vaasan Karthik, son of comedian Singamuthu and Midhuna, younger sister of Rajashree in lead roles. The music was composed by Karthik Raja. The film was released in 2007 to mixed reviews.
Plot
The story starts in Madurai railway station, where Saravanan is a coolie and he was accompanied by his friends Karunas and Mayilsami. Saravanan is go-header spends his life like that with his friends. One day Saravanan finds a mobile phone lying unclaimed in railway station and he learns that it belongs to Nandini. Then Saravanan will go to Nandini's home and hand over the phone, by the time he discovered that Nandini is the sister of politician 'One Way' Kumar.
The intro between Saravanan and Nandini grew into friendship and later on it became love. Kumar is aware of his sister love affair, so he tries to separate the couple by means of force, even then Saravanan and Nandini love was steady. At another end, Saravanan discovered his mother's presence through a church father, father helping Saravanan to find his mother.
Cast
*Vaasan Karthik as Saravanan
*Midhuna as Nandini
*Vadivelu as Thangavelu
*Thambi Ramaiah as Osamma's husband
*Crane Manohar as Thangavelu's neighbour
*Benjamin as Thangavelu's friend
*Karunas as Aarumugam
*Mayilsamy
*Kottaikumar as 'One Way' Kumar
*Singamuthu
*Delhi Ganesh
*Seetha as Sivagami
*Erode Sounder as Sivagami's father
*Besant Ravi as Thangavelu's enemy
*Nizhagal Ravi
*C. R. Saraswathi
*Balu Anand
*Madhan Bob
*Halwa Vasu
*Periya Karuppu Thevar
*Scissor Manohar
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Karthik Raja. The track "Sorgam Madhuvile" from the Kamal Haasan-starrer 'Sattam En Kaiyil' was remixed in this film.
Release
S. R. Ashok Kumar of 'The Hindu' wrote that "If the director had bothered to join the loose ends, a reasonably good film would have emerged".
References
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