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Manmadan Ambu (2010)

Manmadan Ambu poster
Original title
மன்மதன் அம்பு
Directed by
K. S. Ravikumar
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
India
Runtime
2h 48m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romantic comedy set largely on a cruise ship in Europe. It follows a man who uses Cupid's arrow to try to win the woman he loves.

lightheartedwhimsicalromanticplayfulbreezyupbeatcharming

What happens

Manmadan Ambu (transl. Cupid's Arrow) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Kamal Haasan. The film stars Haasan, Trisha and R. Madhavan in the title roles and Sangeetha. Ramesh Aravind, Urvashi, Usha Uthup, Oviya, Mohan Das, Manju Pillai, and Caroline play 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 debuts as cinematographer and editor. After significant pre-production which included rehearsals of the entire script before filming, the film was extensively shot in 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. The movie was based on the 1948 movie Romance on the High Seas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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