Manmadhan Ambu (Tamil: மன்மதன் அம்பு; English: Cupid's Arrow) is a 2010 Tamil romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Ayngaran.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-03. Written by Kamal Haasan, it stars himself alongside R. Madhavan and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles, whilst 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, whilst Manush Nandan and Shaan 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.[1] Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, Manmadan Ambu released worldwide on 23 December 2010 to overall positive reviews, whilst taking a large opening.[2] It is dubbed into Telugu as "Manmadhabanam".
Madanagopal/Madan (Madhavan), a wealthy entrepreneur, suspects that his girlfriend, actress Ambujakshi alias Nisha (Trisha) may be having affairs with her colleagues in the film industry. To that end, he hires private detective Major Raja Mannar (Kamal Haasan) to follow her when she goes on a European cruise for a vacation. Mannar accepts, as he desperately needs money to pay the hospital bills of his friend Rajan (Ramesh Arvind), who is afflicted with cancer, and his wife Mallika (Urvashi). Contrary to Madanagopal's suspicions, Ambujakshi is loyal and virtuous; when Mannar reports this, Madan refuses to pay him as his suspicions were unfounded.
