Michael Madana Kama Rajan

Michael Madana Kama Rajan

Year: 1990

Runtime: 167 mins

Language: Tamil

Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

Comedy

After a wicked man separates newborn quadruplets, one child is returned to his biological father while the other three are raised in different families. Years later the brothers, unaware of each other's existence, meet and trigger a chaotic chain of mistaken identities and comedic situations as they uncover their shared heritage.

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1

Quadruplets born and separated

Venugopal and his wife welcome quadruplets. Fearing for their safety, his brother Nandagopal tries to have them killed, but Alex the goon leader has a change of heart and spares them. The four babies are separated: Michael is adopted by Alex, Subramaniam Raju is left at an orphanage, Kameshwaran is placed at a temple, and Madanagopal is kept in Venugopal's car.

At birth Bangalore
2

Madan grows up as Venugopal's adopted son

Thirty years later, Madan is a London-educated businessman raised by Venugopal as his adopted son. Venugopal remains unaware that Madan is his biological child. A will confirms Madan as the beneficiary of Venugopal's estate, foreshadowing the battle over inheritance.

30 years later London
3

Venugopal's apparent death and the inheritance plot

On the eve of the inheritance, Venugopal is seemingly killed by Nandagopal and his nephew Ramu. Unknown to them, the will has already named Madan as the beneficiary, turning the murder plot into a scramble for control.

Before Madan's return Bangalore
4

Madan returns to Bangalore to take over the company

Madan returns from London to Bangalore to take over his father's company. He confronts Avinashi, his father's PA, over a growing embezzlement problem and hints at forgiving him if he accepts culpability.

On return Bangalore
5

Madras counterfeit racket and Shalini's rescue

In Madras, Michael and Alex run a counterfeit money racket. They manage to escape police, but Michael's reckless actions trigger a fire in an art gallery. Firefighter Raju saves the artist Shalini and her paintings, sparking a romantic thread.

Concurrent with Madan's return Madras
6

Kameshwaran and Thirupu's wedding

Kameshwaran, a vegetarian wedding cook, meets Thirupurasundari 'Thirupu' and her grandmother at a wedding. He later marries Thirupu, bringing together their families in the festive setting.

Wedding sequence Madras
7

Sushila urges Madan to meet in Madras

An anonymous caller identifies herself as Sushila and tells Madan that his father's death was planned, not an accident, urging him to meet in Madras. Madan begins his journey to uncover the truth while dealing with distractions along the way.

Mid-story Madras
8

Madan hires Raju to impersonate him in Bangalore

To investigate while abroad, Madan hires his ally Raju, a firefighter, to take leave from firefighting and impersonate him at home and work in Bangalore. In return, Madan pays off Raju's loans and helps him out of debt.

During investigation Bangalore
9

Ramu and Nandagopal plot to kill Madan

Ramu and Nandagopal hire Michael to kill Madan. Michael sabotages Madan's car on a highway, but Raju intervenes and brings the car to a safe stop, foiling the immediate hit.

Chase sequence Highway
10

Sushila redirects and home arrivals

Sushila meets the man she mistakes for Madan but he redirects her to the real Madan in Madras. Meanwhile, Raju, Shalini, and her father arrive at Madan's house in Bangalore, where Avinashi has begun reclaiming and confiscating funds.

After the highway incident Bangalore
11

Real Madan, Chakkubai, and espionage

Michael locates the real Madan in Madras; Madan and Chakkubai fall in love. Michael and Alex keep watch, spying on the couple as plans unfold to secure or disrupt the relationship.

After the Madras search Madras
12

Mother reveals and the cabin kidnapping

Sushila recognises Alex as the man who took her quadruplets and realises that Michael and Madan are her sons. Michael and Alex knock out those at the house and abduct Madan and the others to a cabin near Bangalore for a tense confrontation.

Climax Cabin near Bangalore
13

Avinashi enlists Kameshwaran to impersonate Madan

Back in Bangalore, Avinashi asks Kameshwaran to impersonate Madan in order to retrieve the confiscated money, layering the deception as the plot hurtles toward its end.

Before final confrontation Bangalore
14

Drugs, confusion, and mistaken identities

At Madan's Bangalore home, Avinashi drugs Raju's soup thinking he is Madan, but Madan's bodyguard Bheem drinks it instead. Shalini grows close to Kameshwaran, causing further mix-ups and jealousy within the ongoing chaos.

Climax Bangalore
15

Final cabin showdown and escape

All four brothers converge in the cabin where Sushila reveals they are her sons. The cramped space tilts toward a cliff, but the brothers work together to knock out the goons and safely escape, resolving the central conflict.

Final confrontation Cabin near Bangalore

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