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Meesai Madhavan(2004)
Tamil100 mins
Meesai Madhavan (2004) is a 100-minute Tamil film directed by S. Ramu. Starring Sabitha Anand, Saranya Ponvannan and Manivannan. With an audience rating of 7.5/10, Meesai Madhavan stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2004.
Director:S. Ramu
Mood:
emotionalsuspensefuldark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 17 December 2004
- Director
- S. Ramu
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.5/10
Storyline
A doctor cannot save a street vendor's young son. The grieving father, who is a musician, then kidnaps the doctor's own child. He escapes the city with the boy.
“A father's grief turns into a desperate kidnapping.”
Film Details
7.5Rating
100Minutes
TamilLanguage
Release Date17 December 2004
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalsuspensefuldark
Themes
revengefamilyjusticesurvival
Toneintense
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.5/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Meesai Madhavan 1947' to highlight its period setting, but the year was dropped from the final title.
- Actor Sathyaraj, who plays the lead, performed his own flute scenes after taking brief lessons for the role.
- The movie's plot is loosely inspired by a real-life incident involving a doctor and a patient's relative, though heavily dramatized.
- Director S. Ramu also worked as the film's editor, a dual role uncommon for many directors at the time.
- The soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja features a rare use of the nadaswaram in a melancholic song, blending folk with classical.
- Despite being a drama, the film includes a cameo by a popular comedian in a single scene to lighten the mood.
- It was shot extensively in and around Madurai to capture the authentic atmosphere of a 1940s Tamil Nadu town.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Meesai Madhavan
Kabuliwala-Actor15 films →
Kabuliwala-Actor13 films →
Devi, Vignesh's mother-Kadalas8 films →
Kabuliwala-Kadalas5 films →
Kabuliwala-Devi, Vignesh's mother4 films →
Kabuliwala-Vignesh's father4 films →
Kabuliwala-Amminiamma4 films →
Devi, Vignesh's mother-Actor3 films →
Kadalas-Amminiamma3 films →
Devi, Vignesh's mother-Actor2 films →
Vignesh's father-Amminiamma2 films →
Actor-Rani2 films →