Manmadhan

Cast: Silambarasan , Jothika , Goundamani , Mandira Bedi , Sindhu Tholani
Language: Tamil
Banner: Indian Theatre Production
Director: A.J.Murugan
Producer: Indian Theatre Production
Camera: Rajshekar
Story: Silambarasan
Screenplay: Silambarasan
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Year: 2004

The film has a gripping story by Simbu which is the major plus point to the film. For the first time in Kollywood Manmadhan has adopted a new technology called Digital Intermediate (DI) which is at present the latest technology in the world. The potential of DI process is visible in Manmadhan in the form of colours, mood, the overall ambience of the film and the results are amazing.

Madan Kumar (Simbu) is an accountant and also a music college student. He meets Jothika who runs away from him as he is the one who rapes her in her dreams.
Now, we see a Simbu who seduces girls and finally burns them. Thus several young girls vanish from the city. Atul Kulkarni, who is in charge of the investigation, manages to nab Simbu. It is when, the truth is revealed. There are two Simbus. The elder one is soft and honest guy, working as an accountant in the city. The other Simbu is the student, killing women like a serial killer. Jothika who mistakes the nice guy for the killer helps in the arrest.

The younger one goes on a killing spree because a classmate Vaishnavi (Sindhu Tholani- whom he loves deeply) once cheated him. He takes up the role of a youth cleansing up the society of girls who are of easy virtue. So his modus operandi is to seduce and kill the young girls. Finally when the good guy is taken in the circumstantial evidence and the past of his younger brother makes the court believe that it’s a case of mistaken identity. He goes away scot-free. He turns down Jothika’s love. Now Simbhu introduces a new twist to the bloody tale. When Jothika walks away promising to wait for him the audience sees Simbu looking at them with characteristic trickle of blood coming out of his nose, a trait of the killer when he prepares for the kill.

Simbu as Manmadhan has done a commendable job. He excels in dual role as the country pumpkin and a cool, sauvé city accountant. Told on the shades of Kamal-Bharathi Raja’s Sigappu Rojakkal, Manmathan is Simbu all through the film. The hero takes on the credits of story, screenplay and creative head for the first time and displays a reasonable level of acumen. Jothika is ok. Gorgeous Mandira Bedi and buxom Yana Gupta come in cameo roles. Goundamani comes only in four scenes and a senior comedian like him is not properly utilized. The major assets to the film are gripping narrative, engaging music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, aesthetic sets by Rajeevan and Rajshekar’s captivating camera.

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