Mohanlal Prakash Raj Aishwarya Rai Revathi Tabu Gautami
Cinematography
Santosh Sivan
Edited by
Suresh Urs
Music by
A. R. Rahman
Production company
Madras Talkies
Distributed by
Madras Talkies
Release date
14 January 1997 (1997-01-14)
Running time
158 minutes
Country
India
Language
Tamil
Iruvar (transl. The Duo) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language epic political drama film co-written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film, inspired by the lives of M. Karunanidhi, M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa is set against the backdrop of cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu. It stars an ensemble cast including Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Revathi, Gautami, Tabu and Nassar. Rai, who was crowned Miss World 1994, made her first on-screen appearance in this film, playing dual characters.
The high-budget film had its original soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman and the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan. This film marked Mohanlal's debut in Tamil cinema after having only a cameo in Gopura Vasalile.
The film was screened in the Masters section at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. Iruvar went on to become a critical success winning the Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival and two National Film Awards. In 2012, Iruvar was included by critic Rachel Dwyer in the 2012 British Film Institute Sight & Sound 1000 greatest films of all time.[1] In a 2013 interview, Ratnam said he considered Iruvar as his best film. It used DTS 6 track sound recording.
^"Duo, The". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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