''Madam'' is a 1994 Indian

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

-language

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

written and directed by

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (born 21 September 1931), commonly known as Singeetam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, composer, and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the most versatile directors of India. He is credited with hav ...

. It stars

Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...

and

Soundarya K. S. Sowmya (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Telugu_cinema, Telugu films and has also worked in Kannada, Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam f ...

, with music composed by

Madhavapeddi Suresh Madhavapeddi Suresh is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works in Telugu cinema and television. He is the recipient of four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for his works. A close relative of noted playback singer Madhavapeddi S ...

. It was produced by M. Chitti Babu and G. Gnaram Harish under the Vijaya Chamundeswari Movies banner, presented by Rajendra Prasad. The film was released on 19 October 1994, and won two

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

Plot

Prasad (Rajendra Prasad) a dubbing artist, and his close friend Bobby (Subhalekha Sudhakar) love a girl Kalpana (Latha Sri), keeping him by his side. But actually, Kalpana falls for Prasad. Being incognizant of it, they move with the marriage proposal to Kalpana's brother Major Chandrakanth (Vijaya Rangaraju) a dictatorial personality, and fixes the alliance. Just after, Bobby's grandmother Sarada Devi (Sowcar Janaki) is on her deathbed and wants to see the bride as a last wish. Immediately, Prasad rushes to Kalpana when he realizes the truth, but maintains silence as scared of her brother. During that plight, Prasad reaches Sarada Devi in the woman disguised as Sarojini. But unexpectedly, Sarada Devi recovers and Prasad is stucks up therein. Later, Sarada Devi appoints Sarojini as a lecturer in her college where he loves a beautiful girl Soundarya (Soundarya). Now Prasad manages two characters and makes Soundarya accept his love. After some comic incidents, Sarojini turns into a social reformer and becomes very successful as Madam. Meanwhile, once escaping from Kalpana, Prasad again changes his attire to a modern woman Mandakini. Thereupon, an aged bachelor Rayudu (Nagesh) is a photographer infatuated with Mandakini. Currently, Prasad extends the 3rd attire too as Rayudu holds a photograph that shows his real form. Thereafter, to discard these problems Prasad & Bobby make a game plan and eliminate the Madam character. Unfortunately, Soundarya overhears their conversation and informs Sarada Devi when Prasad again appears as Madam and divulges the fact. At last, Sarada Devi decides to uphold secrecy because her ambitions & goals achieved by Prasad as Sarojini may be destroyed. Finally, they proclaim to the world that Sarojini has died and the movie ends public giving tribute to Madam.

Cast

as Prasad / Madam Sarojini / Mandakini *

as Soundarya *

Subhalekha Sudhakar Suravajhala Sudhakar (born 19 November 1960), known by his stage name Subhalekha Sudhakar, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu and Tamil language films and television. Sudhakar's first Telugu film '' Subhalekha'' (1982) gained him wide reco ...

as Bobby *

Nagesh Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 film ...

as Rayudu * A.V.S. as a journalist *

Raavi Kondala Rao Raavi Kondala Rao (11 February 1932 – 28 July 2020) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, playwright, and journalist who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acted in over 400 films. He won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for '' Pe ...

as Soundarya's father *

Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao (born Rangavajhula Ranga Rao; 15 September 1942 – 27 June 2005) was an Indian character actor who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He appeared in about 450 films over a career spanning four decades, majority of ...

* Vijaya Rangaraju as Major Chandrakanth *Vinod as Yedakula Venkatrao * Dr. Siva Prasad as Rayudu's P.A. *

Gundu Sudarshan Gundu Sudarshan (born Surampudi Sudarshan Rao) is an Indian comedian and actor who works in Telugu films. He acted in more than 350 films. He also has stage experience from the age of 10. He entered the film industry with ''Mister Pellam'' in ...

as Sarojini's bodyguard * Chitti Babu *K.K.Sarma *

Kallu Chidambaram Kolluru Chidambara Rao (10 October 1945 – 19 October 2015), known professionally as Kallu Chidambaram, was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. Chidambaram is one of the finest comedians of Telugu cinema. Chidambaram started h ...

Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born T. Janaki; 12 December 1931), popularly known as Sowcar Janaki (Tamil) or Shavukaru Janaki (Telugu) or Sahukar Janaki (Kannada), is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 300, films, predominantly in Tamil, Telug ...

as Sarada Devi *

Radha Kumari Radha Kumari was an Indian veteran film actress who appeared in Telugu-language films. She acted in over 600 films in over four decades. She is well known for her humor and played mother or grandmother roles in most of her films. Film career R ...

as Soundarya's mother *Latha Sri as Kalpana *Sailaja as Soundarya's sister *Athili Lakshmi *

Kalpana Rai Kalpana Rai (9 May 1950 – 6 February 2008) was an Indian actress from Andhra Pradesh who predominantly appeared in Telugu films. She acted in more than 430 films. She was born in Kakinada. Personal life Kalpana Rai was born in Kakinada. Sh ...

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...

as himself *

Vijayashanti Vijayashanti (born 24 June 1966) is an Indian actress, producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, in addition to Hi ...

as herself

Soundtrack

Music composed by

Awards

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– 1994 * Best Home Viewing Feature Film – M. Chittibabu & Ramprasad * Special Jury Award –

References

External links

* {{Singeetam Srinivasa Rao 1990s Telugu-language films 1994 films Cross-dressing in Indian films Films directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Indian comedy films Films scored by Madhavapeddi Suresh