Madras is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith. It was produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under his production company, Studio Green.[1][2] The film features Karthi and Catherine Tresa in the lead roles, with Kalaiyarasan, Riythvika and Rama playing supporting roles.[3][4][5] The film's story revolves around Kaali (Karthi), an impulsive and short-tempered IT professional who lives in the Vyasarpadi area of Chennai. His friend Anbu (Kalaiyarasan) is killed in the midst of a feud between two factions of a political party over a building wall at one of the housing board apartments in the area. When Kaali hears of this, he decides to avenge Anbu's death.[1][6] The soundtrack and score were composed by Santhosh Narayanan while the cinematography and editing were handled by Murali G and Praveen K. L. respectively.[7]
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Released on 26 September 2014, the film garnered generally positive reviews and was a commercial success at the box office.[8][9] It was included in The Hindu's top 20 Tamil-language films of the year.[10][11] The film won 24 awards from 51 nominations; its direction, screenplay, performances of the cast members, music, and cinematography have received the most attention from award groups.
At the 62nd Filmfare Awards South, Madras was nominated in eleven categories, winning Critics Award for Best Actor (Karthi), Best Female Debut (Tresa), Best Supporting Actress (Riythvika) and Best Male Playback Singer (Pradeep Kumar for "Aagayam Theepidicha"). At the 9th Vijay Awards, it received fifteen nominations and won three, Best Supporting Actor, Best Male Playback Singer and a Special Jury Award. Madras received thirteen nominations at the 4th South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony and won six awards, including those for Best Director and Best Male Playback Singer. Karthi and Tresa won the Best Actor Critics and Best Debut Actress awards respectively. Among other wins, the film received seven Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards and four Edison Awards. It also received a nomination for Best Playback Singer (Female) for Shakthisree Gopalan at the Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards.
Awards and nominations
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edit- ^ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
- ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
edit- ^ a b Naig, Udhav (26 September 2014). "Madras: A tale of crime and punishment in the slums". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (28 June 2014). "Audio Beat: Madras — A north Madras flavour". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Madras". Sify. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (27 September 2014). "Movie review 'Madras': Sublime mix of love, poverty and war". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Suganth, M. (26 September 2014). "Madras Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Saraswathi, S. (29 September 2014). "Review: Madras is a must watch!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (26 September 2014). "'Madras' Movie Review Roundup: Must Watch". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (4 November 2015). "After Lingaa's average box office run, could 'Kabali' be Rajinikanth's comeback blockbuster?". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (14 October 2014). "Box Office Collection: 'Madras' Still Reigns Supreme; 'Yaan' Drops". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (27 December 2014). "Our top 20 Tamil films". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Top 10 Tamil films at the box-office". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "ஆனந்த விகடன் விருதுகள் 2014" [Ananda Vikatan Awards 2014]. Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ V. P., Nicy (9 January 2015). "Vikatan Awards 2014: Dhanush, Dulquer Salmaan, 'Sathuranga Vettai' Honoured [Winners List]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ James, Anu (16 February 2015). "8th Edison Awards: 'Madras' Best Tamil Film; Dhanush Best Actor for 'VIP' [Photos+Winners List]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Winners: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Norway Tamil Film Festival 2015 – Tamilar Awards Nomination 2015". Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "The 6th annual Norway Tamil Film Festival – Tamilar Awards 2015 Winners announced!". Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards. 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards: 2014 Winners". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ H. Hooli, Shekhar (16 June 2015). "SIIMA Awards 2015 Tamil Movie Nominations: 'Madras' Beats 'Kaththi', 'Jigarthanda', 'Velaiyilla Pattathari'". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Awards 2015 - Complete list of winners". Sify. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (25 April 2015). "9th Vijay Awards 2015: Complete Winners' List & Photos". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ V. P., Nicy (6 April 2015). "9th Annual Vijay Awards: Ajith, Vijay, Rajinikanth, Suriya, Dhanush Nominated [Complete List]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "9th Vijay Awards". Vijay Awards. Chennai. 25 April 2015. Star Vijay.
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