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{{Short description|2010 Tamil period film directed by A. L. Vijay}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Madrasapattinam Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[A. L. Vijay|Vijay]]
| writer = Vijay
| producer = Kalpathi S. Aghoram
| starring = [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]<br />[[Amy Jackson]]
| cinematography = [[Nirav Shah]]
| editing = [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony Gonsalvez]]
| music = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| studio = [[AGS Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Red Giant Movies]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|7|9}}
| runtime = 165 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Madrasapattinam''''' ({{translation|[[Chennai|Madras]] Town}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[historical romance]] film written and directed by [[A. L. Vijay|Vijay]]. The film stars [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] with [[Amy Jackson]] (in her feature film debut), while Carole Trangmar-Palmer plays an older version of Amy. [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Cochin Hanifa]], [[Lisa Lazarus]], and [[Alexx O'Nell]] play supporting roles. Set primarily in the 1940s during the [[British Raj]], it revolves around a British woman falling in love with an Indian man, but they face threats from a sadistic British officer who is her suitor.

''Madrasapattinam'' was produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram of [[AGS Entertainment]]. The music was composed by [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] with editing by [[Anthony (film editor)|Anthony]] and cinematography by [[Nirav Shah]]. The film was released on 9 July 2010 and became a box office success.

== Plot ==
An elderly English woman named Amy Wilkinson, almost at her deathbed in London due to a [[thrombus|blood clot]] caused by a past head injury, wants to come down to [[Madras]] in search of a man named Ilamparithi (aka Parithi), whom she last saw on [[Independence Day (India)|15 August 1947]]. She wishes to return a ''[[Mangala sutra|thali]]'' (traditional wedding threads) belonging to his mother, which he gave her as a sign that she belongs to India and nobody can separate them. However, after a turn of events, she had married another man from her hometown and thus felt that the ''thali'' was no longer her property.

Amy arrives in Madras with her granddaughter Catherine, equipped only with a picture of Parithi that was taken 60 years ago. Amy interrogates various people about Parithi's whereabouts. In the process, she recalls the events when she had first visited Chennai, and the chain of events that took place.

A young Amy, the daughter of the Madras Presidency Governor, George Wilkinson, visits Chennai (then called Madras, with the [[Chennai District]] being called Madrasapattinam) along with her translator Nambi and encounters Parithi, whom she calls a "brave man". Parithi, a member of the dhobi (washermen) clan, is also an experienced [[wrestling|wrestler]] who trains under Ayyakanu. He openly opposes the British officials who attempt to build a [[golf course]] in the dhobi clan's dwelling place. He challenges a sadistic and [[racism|racist]] officer named Robert Ellis, who is also Amy's suitor, to a wrestling match to decide the fate of his clan's home. Parithi is successful, and Robert vows revenge.

In between this, the scene shifts to the present day where the aged Amy, who is going around Chennai looking for Parithi, starts remembering the olden days. She and Catherine go in a taxi driven by Veerasekhara Murali and his assistant. They track down an old woman named Selvi (as Parithi's sister's name was Selvi) in hopes that she is Parithi's sister, but it turns out that she is not the person whom they were looking for. Catherine suggests that they go to the Census Office to identify Parithi. Murali then gives an idea of painting Parithi as he would look now. They go meet a painter who gets drunk with the money they gave. When the painter's wife sees his drunken stupor, she furiously throws old frames, and Amy identifies one of them to be a photo taken by her. They track down the owner of the image (ChennaiImages.com), which is actually a shooting spot for dramas. They meet the manager, and he says that the pictures were bought in an auction years ago. After they leave, his wife asks him why he lied about the images that his grandfather had saved. Later, it is shown that the man is Nambi's grandson.

Later, Amy falls ill while at her room and is rushed to the hospital. There she meets Parithi's friend Kabir in his deathbed. When she inquires about Parithi's whereabouts to Kabir in Tamil, Murali and his assistant get shocked. Kabir breathes his last, saying only the words "Durai Amma", following which he dies soon after. When Murali asks Amy about her knowledge in Tamil and why she did not speak it before, Amy blankly stares at the [[Cooum River]] and narrates her younger days to the three of them.

Following a series of secret meetings between Parithi and Amy, love blossoms between them, and Parithi affectionately calls her "Durai Amma" (lady/female lord), a polite term of addressing British women. However, a major threat comes in the form of [[Independence Day (India)|independence for India]] on 15 August 1947, which means that all British officials and their families, including Amy, would have to leave India. On the eve of independence, all of India is celebrating. However, Amy and Parithi, determined to be together, run away and are hunted by an angry Robert and his men. An Indian policeman helps the two of them by hiding them in a [[clock tower]] on top of the [[Chennai Central railway station|Madras Central Railway Station]], but they are discovered by Robert. After a fierce fight, Robert is killed, Amy is injured in her head, and Parithi is badly wounded. Amy helps Parithi escape by casting him with a life-raft into the [[Cooum River]], before she is captured and taken back to London. She had never known if Parithi survived or what his fate was.

Back in the present day, Amy is urgently called back to London to have a life-saving operation. However, she is determined to find Parithi and by chance encounters a taxi driver who mentions Durai Ammal Foundation to her. She asks him to take her there and he does, assuming she would want to donate. The driver shows her around the foundation, which has organisations providing free housing for orphans and the elderly, medical care, and affordable education (all of which were promised to the dhobi children by the young Amy several years ago). She realises that the Durai Ammal Foundation was established by Parithi and named after her.

Then, when Amy asks the driver what happened to Parithi, he leads her to his tomb and reveals that he died 12 years ago. She kneels before the tomb and claims the ''thali'' as her own, declaring that it is hers before quietly dying on Parithi's tomb. Catherine mourns for her, and the driver is dumbfounded to learn that the old woman was "Durai Amma" herself. The epilogue shows Parithi and Amy, as they were in their youth, in the afterlife.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] as Ilamparithi aka Parithi
* [[Amy Jackson]] as Amy Wilkinson / 'Duraiyamma' ([[voiceover]] by [[Andrea Jeremiah]])
** Carole Trangmar-Palmer as Older Amy Wilkinson
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Ayyakanu
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Nambi
* [[Alexx O'Nell]] as Robert Ellis
* [[Lisa Lazarus]] as Catherine
* [[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Vengappan
* [[Bala Singh]] as Duraisamy
* Omar Lateef as Kabir
* N. L. Srinivasan as Karna
* [[Sathish]] as Pacha
* M. R. Kishore Kumar as Rengan
* [[Elango Kumaravel]] as Taxi Driver
* [[Balaji Venugopal]] as Veerasekhara Murali
* [[Lollu Sabha Jeeva]] as Murali's assistant
* Jack James as Governor George Wilkinson
* [[George Maryan]] as English Teacher
* [[Appukutty]] as Kaali
* [[Sampath Ram]] as Anbazhagan
* [[Leema Babu]] as Selvi
* Loveday Smith as George's wife
* Jayakumar as Nambi's grandson
* [[Ajayan Bala]] as [[Chennai Central]] Station Master
* Nicholas as DSP
* Gary Tantony as Golf Grounds Engineer
* Mike Parish as The Reverend M. Smith
* Matthieu Bellon as British Officer
* Neelu Nasreen
* [[T. M. Karthik]] as Painter (uncredited)
}}

== Production ==

=== Development ===
Director [[A. L. Vijay]] revealed that ''Madrasapattinam'' was supposed to happen later in his career, but the intervention of producer [[AGS Entertainment|Kalpathi S. Aghoram]] helped realise the viability of the film earlier.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J |date=25 September 2010 |title=Genre bender |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Genre-bender/article16048599.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213052707/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Genre-bender/article16048599.ece |archive-date=13 December 2023 |access-date=7 September 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Vijay had first explored the script in his college days and drew inspiration from an English professor who "used to talk to us about the freedom movement a lot", furthering Vijay's interest in history. He visualised the people who lived in the pre-independence period of India and explored the concept of how it would have been if an English girl fell in love with an Indian boy, laying the foundations for the script.<ref name="DirectingMadhrasapattinam">{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |author-link=Shobha Warrier |date=6 July 2010 |title=Directing Madhrasapattinam |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jul/06/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-vijay.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130224725/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jul/06/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-vijay.htm |archive-date=30 November 2024 |access-date=5 August 2012 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Vijay wrote the script in six months and also met leading Tamil writer [[Prapanchan]] regarding his inputs for the script.<ref name="DirectingMadhrasapattinam" />

After the release of ''[[Poi Solla Porom]]'' in September 2008, Vijay began researching on the script. Since the team had only few references of how the city of [[Madras]] between 1945 and 1947 had looked like, with only [[black and white]] images and no [[Stock footage|film footages]] during that time, Vijay had met independence veterans journalist [[S. Muthiah]], painter-writer [[Manohar Devadoss]] and Ramasamy, a personal assistant of [[C. Rajagopalachari]], to provide their inputs on how the city looked during that period while also having his associate directors to collect images and photographs from ''[[The Hindu]]'' (through the specific column "Memories of Madras"), ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' and ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]''. Some of the novels, such as P. Rajaraman's ''Chennai Through The Ages'' and Muthiah's ''[[Madras Rediscovered]]'' and ''Madras — the Past and the Present'' helped them for the research.<ref name="RecreatingMadharasapattinam">{{Cite news |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |author-link=Sudhish Kamath |date=19 April 2010 |title=Recreating Madharasapattinam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Recreating-Madharasapattinam/article11641404.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251207000150/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Recreating-Madharasapattinam/article11641404.ece |archive-date=7 December 2025 |access-date=18 February 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> The team had prepared the complete storyboard to envision the authencity of the pre-Independence period being replicated.<ref name="RecreatingMadharasapattinam" />

=== Casting ===
Vijay chose to make the protagonist as a [[dhobi]] and wrestler as "when the British came to India, they depended heavily on cooks and dhobis wherever they were" and in Madras the dhobis lived in the same area the Britishers were residing, which was now called [[Vannarapettai]].<ref name="DirectingMadhrasapattinam" /> As Vijay "wanted someone who looked good and would be attractive for a rich British girl", he initially asked [[Mahesh Babu]] to play the lead role but could not accept it.<ref name="DirectingMadhrasapattinam" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 2020 |title=Was Mahesh Babu the first choice to play Arya's role in Madrasapattinam? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/was-mahesh-babu-the-first-choice-to-play-aryas-role-in-madrasapattinam/articleshow/76876428.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711025112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/was-mahesh-babu-the-first-choice-to-play-aryas-role-in-madrasapattinam/articleshow/76876428.cms |archive-date=11 July 2020 |access-date=7 September 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Hence, [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] was chosen for the male lead role. The team conducted a photoshoot with him in the periodic costumes and felt he was convincing for the character Ilamparithi.<ref name="DirectingMadhrasapattinam" /> Arya gained a lot of weight and underwent extensive training sessions to play the role of a wrestler.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=T. Krithika |date=8 July 2010 |title=Time Traveller |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Time-Traveller/article16189398.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220043056/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Time-Traveller/article16189398.ece |archive-date=20 February 2026 |access-date=18 February 2026 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>

English [[Miss Teen World]] winner [[Amy Jackson]] was selected after Vijay found a picture of her on the Internet and tracked her down.<ref name="DirectingMadhrasapattinam" /> It is her acting debut.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2010 |title=British teenager becomes Bollywood star |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7948126/British-teenager-becomes-Bollywood-star.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404024905/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7948126/British-teenager-becomes-Bollywood-star.html |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=2 April 2018 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> Arya told Sankaran Malini of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' that he was amazed by Jackson's professionalism and her commitment to weather, adding "This being her first film ever and coming down from a city like London, adjusting to the climate here was a big challenge for her. I remember she nearly fainted because of the sultry weather. But she never complained and took her scenes seriously. She truly is the soul of the film." Jackson further stated that Arya had provided her the guidance and advice she needed while preparing for the role.<ref name="SpecialPreview">{{Cite web |date=5 July 2010 |title='Madrasapattinam': A special preview |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2010/Jul/05/madrasapattinam-a-special-preview-167139.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260426140109/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2010/Jul/05/madrasapattinam-a-special-preview-167139.html |archive-date=26 April 2026 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

The film also featured numerous Indian and foreign artists.<ref name="SpecialPreview" /> American actor [[Alexx O'Nell]] made his South Indian debut playing the antagonist Robert Ellis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radhakrishnan |first=Manjusha |date=1 September 2025 |title='Not just a white guy in Bollywood': How American actor Alexx O'Nell took over Indian cinema |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/how-us-actor-alexx-onell-became-indian-cinemas-favorite-outsider-and-landed-roles-with-mohanlal-and-akshay-kumar-1.500252833 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916203653/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/how-us-actor-alexx-onell-became-indian-cinemas-favorite-outsider-and-landed-roles-with-mohanlal-and-akshay-kumar-1.500252833 |archive-date=16 September 2025 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[Gulf News]] |language=en}}</ref> ''Madrasapattinam'' was [[Cochin Haneefa]]'s posthumous film role, as he died in February 2010, before the film's release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2010 |title=VMC Haneefa passes away |url=http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14929820 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823092624/http://www.sify.com/movies/vmc-haneefa-passes-away-news-tamil-kkfqVuijbab.html |archive-date=23 August 2011 |access-date=21 August 2011 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Sathish]] made his film debut in a minor role.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=19 June 2013 |title='Romancing on screen is a tough task for me' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/Jun/19/romancing-on-screen-is-a-tough-task-for-me-488396.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260427003244/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/Jun/19/romancing-on-screen-is-a-tough-task-for-me-488396.html |archive-date=27 April 2026 |access-date=18 February 2026 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Filming and design ===
Filming for ''Madrasapattinam'' began in March 2009 after extensive pre-production and storyboarding being completed.<ref name="RecreatingMadharasapattinam" /> Art director V. Selvakumar replicated several locations via sets, such as [[Chennai Central railway station]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srikanth |first=R. |date=18 August 2025 |title=Madras Day 2025: When Tamil cinema and railways cross tracks in Chennai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/when-tamil-cinema-and-railways-cross-tracks-in-chennai/article69928044.ece/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250902054724/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/when-tamil-cinema-and-railways-cross-tracks-in-chennai/article69928044.ece/amp |archive-date=2 September 2025 |access-date=7 September 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Anna Salai|Mount Road]], the areas of Vannarapettai, and other locations to reflect the film's periodic setting. They also used sets to shoot the interior sequences.<ref name="DirectingMadhrasapattinam" /> [[Nirav Shah]] who handled the cinematography went through [[Wide-angle lens|wide angle]] shots, as per Vijay's suggestion and some scenes were filmed in 360 degrees.<ref name="SpecialPreview" /> A set resembling [[Delhi]] was erected at [[Mysore]] to maintain the authenticity of the events happening in the pre-Independence era.<ref name="RecreatingMadharasapattinam" />

Arya recalled that the pre-climax portion happening on the eve before India [[Independence Day (India)|got its independence from the British]] (14 August 1947) was coincidentally shot on the same date in 2009, which they "did not plan it, it just happened that way".<ref name="SpecialPreview" /> The film was finished in eight months, as according to Vijay, most period films might take two years; he credited his mentor [[Priyadarshan]] as the reason for the meticulous planning.<ref name="DirectingMadhrasapattinam" />

=== Visual effects ===
The visual effects of the film were provided by EyeCube. Nearly 22 minutes of visual effects were incorporated for replicating the 1940s era of the landmark locations in Chennai. These sequences had nearly cost around {{INRConvert|6|c|year=2010}}.<ref name="SpecialPreview" />

== Soundtrack ==
Vijay approached [[Harris Jayaraj]] as music composer first, but out of his call sheets, Vijay chose [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] as music composer.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DOHP5npsRE |title="I am jealous of Jayam Ravi & Director Vijay"- Bala confesses! {{!}} TN 92 |date=22 April 2017 |publisher=Behindwoods TV |access-date=26 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810162349/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DOHP5npsRE |archive-date=10 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack of ''Madrasapattinam'' was released on 4 April 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geetha |date=29 March 2010 |title=Madrasapattinam audio launch on April 4 |url=https://hamaraphotos.com/regional/madrasapattinam-audio-launch-on-april-4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907071749/https://hamaraphotos.com/regional/madrasapattinam-audio-launch-on-april-4.html |archive-date=7 September 2025 |access-date=7 September 2025 |website=Hamara Photos |language=en |agency=Sampurn Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2010 |title=''Madhrasapattinam'' – Audio launched |url=http://sify.com/movies/madhrasapattinam-audio-launched-news-tamil-kkfqGRfbbfi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023024923/http://sify.com/movies/madhrasapattinam-audio-launched-news-tamil-kkfqGRfbbfi.html |archive-date=23 October 2010 |access-date=9 September 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Lyrics were written by [[Na. Muthukumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madharasapattinam Tamil Audio CD By G.V. Prakash Kumar |url=https://www.vintageav.shop/product/madharasapattinam-tamil-audio-cd-by-g-v-prakash-kumar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/okkVI |archive-date=9 September 2025 |access-date=9 September 2025 |website=VintageAV.shop |language=en}}</ref> The song "Pookkal Pookkum Tharunam" is set in [[Darbari Kanada]], a [[Hindustani raga]], while "Aaruyire" is set in [[Charukesi]], a [[Carnatic raga]]. "Vaama Duraiyamma" includes English dialogue by Haneefa and Jackson, the former translating the Tamil lyrics (sung by [[Udit Narayan]]) for the latter.<ref>{{Cite news |last=B |first=Jayabhuvaneshwari |date=9 July 2025 |title=15 years of Madrasapattinam: When GV Prakash Kumar told a parallel love story with his music |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/features/2025/Jul/09/15-years-of-madrasapattinam-when-gv-prakash-kumar-told-a-parallel-love-story-with-his-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710163503/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/features/2025/Jul/09/15-years-of-madrasapattinam-when-gv-prakash-kumar-told-a-parallel-love-story-with-his-music |archive-date=10 July 2025 |access-date=19 February 2026 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

'''Tamil track list'''
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 33:41
| all_music = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| all_lyrics = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| title1 = Pookkal Pookkum
| extra1 = [[Harini (singer)|Harini]], [[Roopkumar Rathod]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]], [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| length1 = 6:37
| title2 = Vaama Duraiyamma
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Cochin Haneefa]], [[Amy Jackson]]
| length2 = 4:47
| title3 = Feel Of Love
| extra3 = Navin Iyer, Seenu
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = Meghame O Meghame
| extra4 = [[M. S. Viswanathan]], [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| length4 = 6:05
| title5 = Aaruyire
| extra5 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Saindhavi]]
| length5 = 6:12
| title6 = Kaatrile
| extra6 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], Zia
| length6 = 4:45
| title7 = The Dance Theme
| extra7 = Navin Iyer
| length7 = 1:33
}}

'''Telugu tracklist'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2011 |title=1947 – A Love Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2QhHe4R9CxgzPBhkSzAoaU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121011551/https://open.spotify.com/album/2QhHe4R9CxgzPBhkSzAoaU |archive-date=21 January 2019 |access-date=13 April 2025 |work=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>

{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 33:31
| title1 = Meghama
| extra1 = [[Manikka Vinayagam]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
| lyrics1 = Sahithi
| length1 = 6:02
| title2 = Meghama
| note2 = Instrumental
| extra2 =
| lyrics2 =
| length2 = 1:26
| title3 = O Prema
| extra3 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Saindhavi]]
| lyrics3 = Sahithi
| length3 = 6:10
| title4 = O Prema
| note4 = Instrumental
| extra4 =
| lyrics4 =
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = Poolu Pooyu
| extra5 = [[Roopkumar Rathod]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
| lyrics5 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| length5 = 6:40
| title6 = Ramma Dorasani
| extra6 = [[Udit Narayan]]
| lyrics6 = Chandrabose
| length6 = 4:52
| title7 = Swechage
| extra7 = [[Haricharan]]
| lyrics7 = Chandrabose
| length7 = 4:44
}}

== Release ==
''Madrasapattinam'' was released on 9 July 2010,<ref name="DirectingMadhrasapattinam" /> by [[Red Giant Movies]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2014 |title=Red Giant set for Saivam distribution |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/Apr/30/red-giant-set-for-saivam-distribution-606607.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907164227/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/Apr/30/red-giant-set-for-saivam-distribution-606607.html |archive-date=7 September 2025 |access-date=7 September 2025 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2010 |title=Red Giant snaps ''Madhrasapattinam'' |url=http://sify.com/movies/red-giant-snaps-madhrasapattinam-news-tamil-kkfqxadbcag.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023024809/http://sify.com/movies/red-giant-snaps-madhrasapattinam-news-tamil-kkfqxadbcag.html |archive-date=23 October 2010 |access-date=9 September 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
''[[Sify]]'' stated that the film was a "brave attempt on the part of its makers".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madrasapattinam |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/madrasapattinam-review-tamil-14948797.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806042357/http://www.sify.com/movies/madrasapattinam-review-tamil-14948797.html |archive-date=6 August 2013 |access-date=8 December 2011 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote, "''Madharasapattinam'' serves up an almost flawless exhibition of the city as it was, in 1947 with its painstaking attention to detail. For all the irritants, though, this ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' of Madras is still worth a watch".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=9 July 2010 |title=Madharasapattinam is worth a watch |url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jul/09/south-review-of-madharasapattinam.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815223312/http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jul/09/south-review-of-madharasapattinam.htm |archive-date=15 August 2024 |access-date=7 September 2025 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' also gave a positive review.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=16 July 2010 |title=Authentic old Madras flavour |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Authentic-old-Madras-flavour/article16198769.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907164842/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Authentic-old-Madras-flavour/article16198769.ece |archive-date=7 September 2025 |access-date=7 September 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
The film opened at No. 1 at the Chennai box office. Its opening was described by ''Sify'' as "above average",<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2010 |title=Chennai Box Office: July 9 to 11 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14949290&cid=13525926 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923085520/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14949290&cid=13525926 |archive-date=23 September 2018 |access-date=7 September 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> but by early September the film, despite being at No. 5 at the Chennai box office, had become a success which ''Sify'' attributed to "publicity boost" and favourable word-of-mouth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 September 2010 |title=Chennai Box Office – Aug 27 to 29 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14955415&cid=13525926 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211092004/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14955415&cid=13525926 |archive-date=11 February 2011 |access-date=8 September 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
!Category
!Recipient(s)
!Verdict!! {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="7" | [[58th Filmfare Awards South|8th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film – Tamil]]
|''Madrasapattinam''
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=58th South Filmfare Awards – Nominees (Tamil) |url=http://www.ndtv.com/album/listing/entertainment/58th-south-filmfare-awards-nominees-10839 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704031228/http://www.ndtv.com/album/listing/entertainment/58th-south-filmfare-awards-nominees-10839 |archive-date=4 July 2011 |access-date=9 September 2025 |website=[[NDTV]] |pages=32, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director – Tamil]]
|[[A. L. Vijay]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor – Tamil]]
|[[Arya (actor)|Arya]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil|Best Supporting Actress – Tamil]]
|Carole Palmer
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Tamil|Best Music Director – Tamil]]
|[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil|Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil]]
|[[Udit Narayan]] for "Vaama Duraiyamma"
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil|Best Lyricist – Tamil]]
|[[Na. Muthukumar]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[5th Vijay Awards]]
|[[Vijay Award for Best Costume Designer|Best Costume Designer]]
|Deepali Noor
|{{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kannan |first=Uma |date=27 June 2011 |title=Vijay Awards ceremony held |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article447098.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326043756/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article447098.ece |archive-date=26 March 2013 |access-date=9 September 2025 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Vijay Award for Best Art Director|Best Art Director]]
|Selvakumar
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]]
|Best Director
|A. L. Vijay
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gallery – Edison Awards 2011 |url=https://www.edisonawards.in/pages/pompous-occasion-details.php?id=18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211024320/https://www.edisonawards.in/pages/pompous-occasion-details.php?id=18 |archive-date=11 February 2026 |access-date=10 September 2025 |website=[[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Awards]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Best Music Director
|[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
|{{Won}}
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of historical films set in Asia]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

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