Jump to content

Madurai Sambavam

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Madurai Sambavam
Poster
Directed byYoureka
Written byYoureka
Produced bySunir Kheterpal
Suresh Balaje
StarringHarikumar
Anuya Bhagvath
Karthika
CinematographyM. Sukumar
Edited byP. Sai Suresh
Music byJohn Peter
Production
companies
Wide Angle Creations
Imagine Film Company
Distributed bySri Thenandal Films
Release date
  • 4 September 2009 (2009-09-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Madurai Sambavam (transl. The Madurai Incident) is a 2009 Tamil language crime action film written and directed by Youreka in his directorial debut. It stars Harikumar, Anuya Bhagvath and Karthika, while Radha Ravi, Kadhal Dhandapani, and Raj Kapoor play supporting roles. The music was composed by John Peter with cinematography by M. Sukumar and editing by P. Sai Suresh. The film was released on 4 September 2009, and did not perform well at the box office.[1]

Plot

[edit]

Aalamarathaar is dreaded by his enemies in Aattuthotti in Madurai. He is involved in katta panchayathu but strives to do his best for the people in the neighborhood, and everyone respects him. Aalamaran is assisted by his son Azhagar aka Kutty and his son-in-law. Gomathi is Kutty's niece who loves him madly, which he does not reciprocate. Local MP Cutout Ganesan and Assistant Commissioner R. Subramaniam are both keen to bump off Aalamaran and Kutty. Kutty falls in love with a female cop named Caroline Thomas. However, it is revealed that she uses him only to shoot down Aalamaran, whom she eventually kills. When Kutty discovers Caroline's evil nature, he plays along with her for the right time to take revenge. One night, Caroline invites Kutty to her house and seduces him to make him stop underworld crimes for her. He refuses, but they end up making love. After the sex, the next morning, when Caroline comes to her senses and realizes her mistake, she attempts to shoot Kutty, but he kills her and tells her that he knows all her plans.

Cast

[edit]

Soundtrack

[edit]

Soundtrack was composed by John Peter.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Vaigai Aatril"Sriram, Nithyasree 
2."Oru Ilavum Panju"Harish Raghavendra, Sadhana Sargam 
3."Landhu Kuduppom"Shankar Mahadevan 
4."Kulathil"Chinmayi, Hariharan 
5."Kannazhaga"Anuradha Sriram 

Critical reception

[edit]

The Hindu wrote, "Enough action and good performances are provided by the lead pair and Radha Ravi not to mention a nice cameo by Anand Babu but director Eureka has not made full use of these aspects, the climax proving a spoilsport."[3] Deccan Herald wrote, "Madurai Sambavam is not a pious flick for devout. Instead, ‘Madurai...’ is a mundane masala film. The lyricist-turned-director proffers an unapologetic hotch-potch cauldron aimed at B & C class who are sure to have a whale of a time hooting and whistling at gay abandon".[4] Ananda Vikatan wrote that the build-up scenes of the hero uprooting the servant and the palm tree in one fell swoop, if the masala smell had been reduced, would have been an unforgettable incident.[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Pillai, Sreedhar (8 July 2010). "End of the Madurai mayhem?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Madhurai Sambavam (2009)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Climax is a letdown — Madurai Sambavam". The Hindu. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Madurai Sambavam". Deccan Herald. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 November 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "சினிமா விமர்சனம்: மதுரை சம்பவம்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 16 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madurai_Sambavam&oldid=1376921833"