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 visualized 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. The script took six months to write, with leading Tamil writer Prapanchan and visits to see independence veterans being helpful in understanding the history of the city of Madras between 1945 and 1947. Mahesh Babu was asked to play the lead role but could not accept it, so Arya was finalized to play the lead role, and English Miss Teen World winner Amy Jackson was selected after Vijay found a picture of her on the Internet and tracked her down. Vijay approached Harris Jayaraj as music composer first, but out of his call sheets, Vijay chose G. V. Prakash Kumar as music composer of the movie. Both Vijay and Prakash had earlier worked together in Kireedam. The film was finished in eight months and released on 9 July 2010. Soundtrack The soundtrack of Madrasapattinam was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and was released on 4 April 2010 by Kamal Haasan and Telugu actor Allu Arjun. Lyrics were written by Na. Muthukumar. Tamil track list Telugu tracklist Release The satellite rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar TV. Reception Critical response Indiaglitz wrote: "Away from the madding crowd of commercial clichés, Madharasapattinam is a film that would send positive vibes among those who love meaningful films." Sify stated that the film was a "brave attempt on the part of its makers". The film's Telugu dubbed version 1947: A Love Story has also received positive reviews from critics, who have added that it might not do well at the box office. Fullhyd.com rated it 5.5 out of 10, calling it "a film that looks as beautiful as the erstwhile Madras town in which it is set", but also said that "despite being a near-perfect concoction of romance, action, drama and comedy, it is a little too slow and sober for the festive season (during which it was released)". 123telugu.com rated the movie 3 out of 5, appreciating its art direction, but saying that it does not aim too high in terms of its content. Haricharan