Madam (film)

Madam is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya with music composed by Madhavapeddi Suresh. Prasad plays the titular character of a man who disguises himself as a woman.^[1] The film was released on 19 October 1994,^[2] and won two Nandi Awards.

Madam
DVD cover
Directed by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Written by	M. V. V. S. Babu Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Story by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	M. Chitti Babu G. Gnaram Harish Rajendra Prasad (present)
Starring	Rajendra Prasad Soundarya
Cinematography	V. Suresh
Edited by	Trinath
Music by	Madhavapeddi Suresh
Production company	Vijaya Chamundeswari Movies
Release date	19 October 1994 (1994-10-19)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film begins with a voice-over artist, Prasad, whose bestie, Bobby, a tycoon, loves a girl, Kalpana, by holding him back. However, a tiny mess arises, and Kalpana falls for Prasad. Being incognizant of it, they approach her despot brother, Major Chandrakanth, and fix the alliance. Just after, Bobby rushes to convey his grandmother Sarada Devi, who brought him up and desires to view his nuptial. Tragically, she is on her deathbed and wants to see the bride as a last wish. Prasad walks to Kalpana when he discerns the happening and quietly backs for Chandrakanth's scare. During that plight, Prasad jobs a lot to pick anyone but flops. Thus, he only approaches Sarada Devi, in woman Sarojini's guise, when, surprisingly, she recoups, and Prasad locks up therein.

Being a noble, Sarada Devi dedicated her life to women's empowerment and established a college for them. Whereat, she appoints Sarojini, a lecturer, who accompanies a student, Soundarya, as a lodger. Prasad already has a past acquaintance and loves her. He maintains two characters and gains Soundarya's sweet-heartedness by forging as a Mr.Moneybag. Once, while hiding from Kalpana, Prasad re-disguises into a modern girl, Mandakini, when an age-barred bachelor, Rayudu, a photographer, infatuated and shadowed him. Accidentally, Rayudu withholds Prasad's actual attire snap, which makes him draw out the 3rd outfit.

Meanwhile, Soundarya's vagabond brother-in-law expels her sibling for dowry when Soundarya aids Prasad. So, like Sarojini, he handles conflict by opposing the abuse to avoid the challenge. It molds him into a social reformer and wins big hail with the title Madam. As a glimpse, Rayudu's PA blackmails Prasad by detecting his secrets. He also compels him to extort money via donations, exploiting his Madam's fame. Anyhow, Prasad tactically allocated it to the right cause.

Following this, Prasad becomes like a beached whale since his engagements with Soundarya & Kalpana, Sarojini with Bobby, and Rayudu with Madakini are parallel in a temple. Hereupon, a confusion drama to skip Prasad arises a security alert. Plus, he schemes to eliminate the Madam character with Bobby to clear these troubles. Overhearing it, Soundarya misconstrues and notifies Sarada Devi when Prasad reappears as Madam and divulges the fact. At last, Sarada Devi decides to uphold secrecy because her ambitions & goals achieved by Sarojini may collapse. Finally, the movie ends comically by declaring Sarojini's death with a public tribute to Madam.

Cast

• Rajendra Prasad as Prasad / Madam Sarojini / Mandakini^[3]
• Soundarya as Soundarya
• Subhalekha Sudhakar as Bobby
• Nagesh as Rayudu
• A.V.S. as a journalist
• Raavi Kondala Rao as Soundarya's father
• Sakshi Ranga Rao
• Vijaya Rangaraju as Major Chandrakanth
• Vinod as Yedakula Venkatrao
• Dr. Siva Prasad as Rayudu's P.A.
• Gundu Sudarshan as Sarojini's bodyguard
• Chitti Babu
• K.K.Sarma
• Kallu Chidambaram
• Sowcar Janaki as Sarada Devi
• Radha Kumari as Soundarya's mother
• Latha Sri as Kalpana
• Sailaja as Soundarya's sister
• Athili Lakshmi
• Kalpana Rai
• Chiranjeevi as himself
• Vijayashanti as herself

Soundtrack

Music composed by Madhavapeddi Suresh.^[4]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mahila Ika Niduranunchi"	Bhuvana Chandra	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:40
2.	"Vache Vache Vaisakamlo"	Veturi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra	4:31
3.	"Navallakadu"	Bhuvana Chandra	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano	3:43
4.	"Singudama Singudama"	Bhuvana Chandra	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Renuka	4:28
5.	"My Dear Madam"	Jonnavittula	Rajendra Prasad, Chitra	4:45
Total length:				21:46

Awards

Nandi Awards – 1994^[5]

• Best Home Viewing Feature Film – M. Chittibabu & Ramprasad
• Special Jury Award – Rajendra Prasad

References

1. Narasimham, M. L. (20 June 1995). "Disappointing year for Telugu cinema". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 22 December 1996.
2. "Madam". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
3. "Seven Eccentric Characters Played by Rajendra Prasad". iQlik Movies. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
4. "Madam". JioSaavn. 2 March 1996. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
5. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links

• Madam at IMDb