Madrasapattinam
2010 · Movie · 159 min · ★ 7.0
Set against the final days of British rule in India, this period romance follows a young local man and the governor’s wife as they risk everything for a forbidden love. Decades later, a return to the past sparks a search for what was left unfinished.
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Details
- Original title
- மதராசபட்டினம்
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-07-09
- Language
- TA
- Runtime
- 159 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (31 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like heartfelt period romances with longing, separation, and historical tension, especially if Roja or Bombay worked for you; Not for you if you want a light, fast-moving romance.
Pros: sweeping period romance; emotional longing; strong sense of history | Cons: familiar love story; melodramatic moments; bittersweet tone
Themes
- colonial india
Cast & crew
Arya
as Elam Parithi
Amy Jackson
as Amy Wilkinson
Nassar
as Ayyakanu
Cochin Haneefa
as Nambi
- CT
Carole Trungmar
as Aged Amy Wilkinson
Alexx O'Nell
as Robert Ellis
M. S. Bhaskar
Lisa Lazarus
as Catherine (Amy's Grand Daughter)
Bala Singh
as Villager
Elango Kumaravel
Directed by A. L. Vijay