Manmadan Ambu

Manmadan Ambu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. S. Ravikumar
Written by
Produced byUdhayanidhi Stalin
Starring
CinematographyManush Nandan
Edited byShan Mohammed
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
company
Distributed byRed Giant Movies (worldwide)
Gemini Film Circuit (Andhra Pradesh)
Sree Gokulam Films (Kerala)[1]
Release date
  • 23 December 2010 (2010-12-23)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹ 50 crore[2]

Manmadan Ambu (transl. Cupid's Arrow)[3] is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Kamal Haasan. The film stars himself, Trisha and R. Madhavan in the title roles, while featuring Sangeetha, Oviya, Ramesh Aravind, Usha Uthup, Manju Pillai and Urvashi among others in supporting roles.[4] The film features music composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with several songs written and sung by Kamal Haasan himself, while Manush Nandan and Shan Mohammed made their debuts as cinematographer and editor.

After significant pre-production which included rehearsals of the entire script before filming, the film was extensively shot across Europe and on a cruise ship, whilst scenes were also canned across Chennai and Kodaikanal.[5] It was produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, Manmadan Ambu released worldwide on 23 December 2010. The movie was based on the 1948 movie Romance on the High Seas.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Producer ready for Kamal Haasan film". The New Indian Express. 19 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Grateful for the Kerala link, says Kamal Hassan". The Hindu. 19 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Manmadhan Ambu hits all the right notes". Rediff.com. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ^ Kamal Haasan's Yavarum Kaelir. Sify.com (26 January 2010). Retrieved on 2010-11-03.
  5. ^ Manmadhan Ambu audio launch on Vijay TV!
  6. ^ "An up and down journey - The New Indian Express". 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ "19 International films Inspired Kamal Haasan movies…?". The Times of India. 16 June 2022.