மன்மதன் (2004)

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Manmadhan (transl. Cupid) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic crime thriller film directed by A. J. Murugan in his debut. The film stars Silambarasan and Jyothika, with Goundamani, Sindhu Tolani, Atul Kulkarni and Santhanam playing supporting roles. It revolves around a serial killer who targets seemingly immoral women cheating in the name of love.

Production

Manmadhan is the directorial debut of A. J. Murugan. He said the script was initially pitched to Ajith Kumar in 1999, and Ajith, despite showing interest, asked Murugan to wait but never returned. In 2001, Murugan narrated the script to Silambarasan, who accepted. S. K.

Jyothika was cast as the lead actress. Questioned why they cast a woman far older than himself, Silambarasan replied that the "story of Manmadhan demands it". While assistant directors wanted to cast Vadivelu in a comedic role, Silambarasan favoured Santhanam after watching his performance on the comedy television series Lollu Sabha.

Silambarasan experienced difficulties with Murugan during production, and was widely reported by the media to have "ghost-directed" the film. Murugan was later critical of the actor allegedly interfering with the project. Separately, Goundamani was angered that Silambarasan edited out many of his scenes as he had signed on the film with the promise that his role was major.

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