''Mr. Madras'' is a 1995 Indian

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directed by P. Vasu. The film stars

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, Sukanya and Vineetha. It was released on 8 September 1995, and emerged a

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Plot

Aruna Arunachalam is an estate owner in Ooty who is in trouble with Thiruttani, who keeps illegally 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

as Murugan alias Mr. Madras * Sukanya as Meera * Vineetha as Devi * Manorama as Aruna Arunachalam *

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as Janaki * Anandaraj as Thiruttani *

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as Govindsamy * Senthil as Ponnusamy * R. Sundarrajan as Aruna's son * Kavitha as Mahalakshmi Meera and Devi's Mother * Kaka Radhakrishnan as Arunachalam *

Gandhimathi Ganthimathi (30 August 1940 – 9 September 2011) was a Tamil stage and film actress. She acted in over 500 films. Early life Kanthimathi was born in Manamadurai in the then Ramanathapuram district of India. She started acting in dramas and ...

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.

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of ''

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'' 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".

References

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* {{P. Vasu 1990s Tamil-language films Films directed by P. Vasu 1995 comedy films 1995 films Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer) Films shot in Ooty Indian comedy films