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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Iruvar
"Power....Authority....Position...."
1997 2h 20m TA
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7.5
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8.4
IMDB
★7.5TMDB · 56★8.4IMDB · 7,497
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Synopsis
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A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics.
“Power....Authority....Position....”
Cast
Mohanlal
Anandan
Prakash Raj
Tamil Selvam
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Pushpavalli / Kalpana
Gautami Tadimalla
Ramani
Revathi
Marathagam
Tabu
Senthamarai
Nassar
Ayya Veluthambi
Kaaka Radhakrishnan
Kasi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mani Ratnam
- Writers
- Mani Ratnam, Suhasini Maniratnam, Mani Ratnam
- Languages
- Tamil
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Mani Ratnam, shot by Santosh Sivan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Suresh Urs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mohanlal and Prakash Raj and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Power....Authority....Position....".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0119385 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Mani Ratnam directs. Santosh Sivan behind the camera. A.R. Rahman scores. Suresh Urs cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Mani Ratnam, shot by Santosh Sivan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Suresh Urs shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Mohanlal and Prakash Raj and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Power....Authority....Position....".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0119385 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 10 themes, including "politics", "based on true story", "filmmaking", "fictional biography".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Santosh Sivan
- Original score
- A.R. Rahman
- Editing
- Suresh Urs
- Sound
- AS Laxmi Narayanan
- Runtime
- 140 min · 2h 20m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- TA
- IMDB
- Iruvar (1997)
- IMDB rating
- 8.4/10 · 7,497 votes
Awards
3 wins & 1 nomination
Also by
Mani Ratnam
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Madras Talkies
IN
Key crew
- ChoreographerFarah Khan
- DialogueSuhasini Maniratnam
- Sound DesignerAS Laxmi Narayanan
- Sound MixerAS Laxmi Narayanan
- EditorSuresh Urs
- Art DirectionSamir Chanda
- Executive ProducerSuhasini Maniratnam
- Assistant DirectorV. Priya
- ProducerG. Srinivasan
- ProducerMani Ratnam
- Assistant DirectorSusi Ganesan
- PoemVairamuthu
- Playback SingerAsha Bhosle
- Playback SingerRajagopal
- Playback SingerA.R. Rahman
- Playback SingerHarini
- Playback SingerP. Unnikrishnan
- Playback SingerSandhya J. K.
- Playback SingerArvind Swamy
- Playback SingerBombay Jayashri
- Playback SingerMano
- Playback SingerDominique Cerejo
- LyricistVairamuthu
- Playback SingerHariharan
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- politics
- based on true story
- filmmaking
- fictional biography
- acting
- actor
- indian politics
- love for cinema
- dravidian politics
- dravidian ideology
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1997-01-14
Also known as
International titles
- IruvarIN
- IddaruIN
- The DuoIN
