Manmadhan Ambu

Manmadan Ambu
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Directed by	K. S. Ravikumar
Produced by	Udhayanidhi Stalin
Written by	Kamal Haasan
Starring	Kamal Haasan Trisha Krishnan R. Madhavan Ramesh Aravind Sangeetha
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography	Manush Nandan
Edited by	Shan Mohammed
Production company	Red Giant Movies
Distributed by	Red Giant Movies (worldwide) Sree Gokulam Films (Kerala) Gemini Film Circuit (Andhra Pradesh)
Release date	23 December 2010 (2010-12-23)
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹500 million (US$7.4 million)

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Manmadan Ambu (Cupid's Arrow) is a 2010 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Written by Kamal Haasan, it stars himself alongside R. Madhavan and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles, while featuring Ramesh Arvind, Sangeetha, Manju Pillai and Urvashi among others in supporting roles. 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 debut 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. It was produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, Manmadan Ambu released worldwide on 23 December 2010. It was dubbed into Telugu as Manmadha Banam and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit. Upon release, the film opened to mixed reviews and had an average run at the box office.

Ambujakshi alias "Ambu" (Trisha), a film actress, arrives in Europe to spend the vacations with her friend Deepa (Sangeetha), a divorcee and her two children. While going in a taxi, Ambu recalls an early incident regarding her ex-boyfriend Madhanagopal alias Madhan (Madhavan), a wealthy entrepreneur: Three years ago, she was shooting for a film with actor Suriya in a bright park and Madhan was suspicious of her relationship with the actor. While returning, he lets Ambu drive his new car. Madhan advised Ambu to stop acting, but Ambu claimed it as her profession which she cannot give up, leading to an argument that caused their car to crash near a rock. At the same time they blamed a small white car that just passed by, to be the reason for the crash. Unable to bear any more arguments, Ambu broke her relationship with Madhan and walked away.