May Madham
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May Madham is a 1994
Tamil romance film
loosely based on the Hollywood romantic film Roman Holiday
, directed by Venus Balu and music by A. R. Rahman
. The film features Vineeth
and Sonali Kulkarni
in the lead roles and has art direction by Thotta Tharani
. The film was later remade in Hindi
as Love You Hamesha
) is the only daughter of big shot who always controls her life and schedules her activities. When she finds out he has planned to get her married with an US immigrant, she decides to run away from her family to Madras. Due to some unfortunate events, Sandhya looses her money because of a young photographer (Vineeth
) and now she is stuck with him until he repays her cash. As the story unfolds, her family finds her in Madras and love blossoms between the two.
remake Love You Hamesha
. The film and soundtrack were dubbed to Telugu as "Hrudayaanjali".
Tamil version (May Madham)
Telugu version (Hrudayaanjali)
1994 in film
1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
Tamil romance film
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
loosely based on the Hollywood romantic film Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday is a 1953 romantic comedy directed and produced by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn. It was written by John Dighton and Dalton Trumbo, though with Trumbo on the Hollywood blacklist, he did not receive a credit; instead, Ian McLellan Hunter fronted for him...
, directed by Venus Balu and music by A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
. The film features Vineeth
Vineeth
Vineeth is an Indian film actor and classical dancer who has acted in several well received films in his native Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. He studied in Good Shepherd Public School, Ooty, and at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Thalassery.Vineeth is nephew of the famous Travancore...
and Sonali Kulkarni
Sonali Kulkarni
Sonali Kulkarni is an Indian actress. She was born in Pune. She has majorly worked in Marathi and Hindi films. She is famous for her role in Dil Chahta Hai.-Career:...
in the lead roles and has art direction by Thotta Tharani
Thotta Tharani
- Film career :Thota Tharani has been involved in the art of set design since he was just twelve when he helped his father. Be it the creation of a realistic set of the Dharavi Slums or the colourful transparent bus of Kaadhalan, Tharani succeeds in creating the right ambience and the right...
. The film was later remade in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
as Love You Hamesha
Love You Hamesha
Love You Hamesha is a 2001 Hindi musical film directed by Kailash Surendranath, with music by A. R. Rahman. The film features Akshaye Khanna and Sonali Bendre in the lead roles. The film was remade from the 1994 Tamil film May Madham.-Cast:...
Plot
Sandhya(Sonali KulkarniSonali Kulkarni
Sonali Kulkarni is an Indian actress. She was born in Pune. She has majorly worked in Marathi and Hindi films. She is famous for her role in Dil Chahta Hai.-Career:...
) is the only daughter of big shot who always controls her life and schedules her activities. When she finds out he has planned to get her married with an US immigrant, she decides to run away from her family to Madras. Due to some unfortunate events, Sandhya looses her money because of a young photographer (Vineeth
Vineeth
Vineeth is an Indian film actor and classical dancer who has acted in several well received films in his native Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. He studied in Good Shepherd Public School, Ooty, and at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Thalassery.Vineeth is nephew of the famous Travancore...
) and now she is stuck with him until he repays her cash. As the story unfolds, her family finds her in Madras and love blossoms between the two.
Cast
- VineethVineethVineeth is an Indian film actor and classical dancer who has acted in several well received films in his native Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. He studied in Good Shepherd Public School, Ooty, and at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Thalassery.Vineeth is nephew of the famous Travancore...
as Eeshwar (Dubbing voice by Venu ArvindVenu ArvindVenu Arvind is a Tamil television and film actor. He is known for his roles in K. Balachander's television serials and as the leading antagonist Ranga in the television soap Alaigal. He debuted as a director with the film Sabash Sariyaana Potti....
) - Sonali KulkarniSonali KulkarniSonali Kulkarni is an Indian actress. She was born in Pune. She has majorly worked in Marathi and Hindi films. She is famous for her role in Dil Chahta Hai.-Career:...
as Sandhya (Dubbing voice by Rohini) - R. SundarrajanR. SundarrajanR. Sundarrajan is an Indian director, actor and writer for Tamil language films. He was born in Coimbatore.Director=* Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen* Seethanam* Thirumathi Pazhanisaamy* Saamy Potta Mudichu* Oyilaattam* Thaalaattu Paadaavaa* Engitte Modhathe...
- Manorama
- Janagaraj
Soundtrack
All songs were composed by A.R. Rahman. He reused these songs in its HindiHindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
remake Love You Hamesha
Love You Hamesha
Love You Hamesha is a 2001 Hindi musical film directed by Kailash Surendranath, with music by A. R. Rahman. The film features Akshaye Khanna and Sonali Bendre in the lead roles. The film was remade from the 1994 Tamil film May Madham.-Cast:...
. The film and soundtrack were dubbed to Telugu as "Hrudayaanjali".
Tamil version (May Madham)
| Track # | Song | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Marghazhi Poove" | Shobha Shankar & Chorus Choir A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus... |
06:18 |
| 2 | "En Mel Vizhunda" | P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chitra | 05:05 |
| 3 | "Madrasai Suthi" | Shahul Hameed Shahul Hameed Shahul Hameed was an Indian playback singer who sang predominantly in Tamil movies under the music direction of the Academy winner A. R. Rahman. His association with the composer dates back to the TV jingles in the 1980s.- Early life:... , Swarnalatha Swarnalatha Swarnalatha was a Indian playback singer. From 1987 onward, she rendered nearly 7000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga.... , G. V. Prakash G. V. Prakash Kumar G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film... and Manorama |
04:51 |
| 4 | "Minnalae" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas... |
05:37 |
| 5 | "Adi Paru Mangatha" | Suneeta Rao Suneeta Rao Suneeta Rao is an Indian popstar, dancer and stage actress.-Early life and career:Suneeta Rao was born in Germany. She completed her schooling in [Mumbai] and higher studies at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai... , Sangeetha and G. V. Prakash G. V. Prakash Kumar G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film... |
05:01 |
| 6 | "Palakkattu Machanukku" | G. V. Prakash, Noel James | 04:37 |
Telugu version (Hrudayaanjali)
| Track # | Song | Artist(s) | Length | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Maanasa Veena" | K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films... & Chorus Choir A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus... |
06:18 | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry |
| 2 | "Edapai Jarina" | K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films... , Unnikrishnan |
05:05 | Bhuvana Chandra |
| 3 | "Madarasu Chuttivaste" | Srinivas Srinivas Srinivas/Sreenivas/Shrinivas/Shreenivas is a common given name for males in India. The word Srinivas is combination of two Sanskrit words, Sri and nivas . Sri means 'radiance' or 'diffusing light'; nivas means 'place of residence'... , Swarnalatha Swarnalatha Swarnalatha was a Indian playback singer. From 1987 onward, she rendered nearly 7000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga.... , G. V. Prakash G. V. Prakash Kumar G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film... , Noel David and Malgudi Subha Malgudi Subha Malgudi Subha is an Indian playback singer. She has recorded songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. In a career spanning for two decades, she sang more than 2500 songs.... |
04:51 | Ghantasala Ratnakumar |
| 4 | "Achampeta Mangatha" | Anupama Anupama "Anupama" is a Sanskrit word meaning "unparalleled", or "uncomparable" . It has a feminine gender and refers to the goddess or Shakti. It is also a given name.... , Suneeta Rao Suneeta Rao Suneeta Rao is an Indian popstar, dancer and stage actress.-Early life and career:Suneeta Rao was born in Germany. She completed her schooling in [Mumbai] and higher studies at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai... , T.K. Kala and G. V. Prakash G. V. Prakash Kumar G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film... |
05:01 | Veenelakanti |
| 5 | "Palakollu Mavayya" | G. V. Prakash, Gopal Rao | 04:37 | Bhuvana Chandra |