Madhumasam

Madhumasam is a 2007 Telugu romantic drama directed by Chandra Siddhartha and produced by D. Ramanaidu on the Suresh Productions banner. Sumanth, Sneha and Parvati Melton star, with music by Mani Sharma. Released on 9 February 2007 to mixed reviews, it was a hit, running for more than 100 days in a few centres.

What the story is about

Sanjay is an intensely practical man who trusts nothing but logic and reason; Hamsa Vahini is his opposite, emotional and trusting. Hamsa falls for Sanjay and wants to marry him, and he agrees. But in a casual conversation just before the engagement, Sanjay admits that he does not love her and is marrying her only because it is the sensible thing to do. Hurt, Hamsa calls the engagement off, and as time passes Sanjay finds, to his own surprise, that he misses her.

Cast and crew

• Sumanth as Sanjay
• Sneha as Hamsa Vahini “Hamsa”
• Parvati Melton as Maya
• Giri Babu as Hamsa’s father
• Naresh and Ahuti Prasad as Sanjay’s uncles
• Venu Madhav in a comic role

Director: Chandra Siddhartha. Producer: D. Ramanaidu (Suresh Productions). Story: Balabhadrapatruni Ramani. Music: Mani Sharma, released by Aditya Music.

Reviews

Critics praised the actors more than the film. Rediff headlined its review “Actors shine in pedestrian Madhumasam”, finding shades of the Hindi Kyun…! Ho Gaya Na and a predictable, hackneyed climax. Idlebrain thought the first half neat but the second “stuffed with lot of melodrama” and at times boring.

Box office and awards

Audiences liked it more than critics did: the film ran for over 100 days in a few centres, and Idlebrain covered its 100-day function in May 2007. Balabhadrapatruni Ramani won the Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for 2007.

Where to watch Madhumasam

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Madhumasam and the reviews and reports it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.