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Idhaya Thirudan
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Wikipedia article
'Idhaya Thirudan' is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Kamna Jethmalani, while Prakash Raj, Vani Viswanath, Santhanam, Kalpana, and Nassar play supporting roles. It was Jayam Ravis fifth film but was labelled his worst of the five. The soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj. It was released on 10 February 2006. It was Kamna Jethmalani's debut movie in Tamil film industry.
Plot
Deepika (Kamna Jethmalani) cannot bear with the control that her mother Sudha Rani (Vani Viswanath) imposes on her life. In order to make her mother angry, she uploads explicit pictures of herself and emails them to a fictitious name, "T. Mahesh". However, there seems to exist a T. Mahesh (Jayam Ravi), who is a catering student. The more Deepika and Mahesh run into each other, and he starts following her wherever she goes. Mayilravanan (Prakash Raj) is a policeman who wants to marry Deepika. In hopes of creating a distance between Deepika and Mahesh, Mayilravanan seeks a relationship with Sudha Rani. The relationship between Deepika and Mahesh grows into love as they both try to separate Mayilravanan and Sudha Rani in hopes of setting life to how it originally was.
Cast
* Jayam Ravi as T. Mahesh
* Kamna Jethmalani as Deepika
* Prakash Raj as Mayilravanan IPS, Assistant Commissioner of Police
* Vani Viswanath as Sudha Rani IAS, Home Secretary of Tamil Nadu
* Santhanam as Mahesh
* Kalpana as Kamala, Mahesh's adopted mother
* Nassar as Aalwar, Mahesh's biological father
* G. Gnanasambandam as Mahesh's adopded father
* Krishna as Joseph Krishna
* Neelima Rani as Anitha, Mahesh's adopted sister
* Kaajal Pasupathi as Sun Music VJ
* Kaka Radhakrishnan as Deepika's grandfather
* Ramesh Khanna as Mayilravanan's assistant
* Jagan
* Madhan Bob
* M. S. Bhaskar
* Vaiyapuri
* Meera Krishnan
* Kavithalaya Krishnan
* Crazy Mohan as Special appearance
* Jyothirmayi as item number
Production
The film has been shot at locations in Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Austria and Italy. The songs have been picturised at some exotic locations in Germany, Austria, Mumbai, Alapuzha in Kerala, and at the Guindy Race Course in Chennai.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consist of 6 songs composed by Bharathwaj.The Lyrics of the songs were written by Vairamuthu.
Critical reception
*Thiraipadam wrote:" It has the Saran stamp both in the positives like a fast-paced screenplay and a plot twist and the negatives like a weak climax but the overload of coincidences and contrivances is the movie's biggest problem".
*Hindu wrote:"The story meanders in rudderless fashion before suddenly waking up to an action-packed climax".
*IndiaGlitz wrote:" Though certainly not in the category of Amarkalam or Vasoolraja, Saran's Idhaya Thirudan is a sure attraction for youths".
Box office
This film received negative reviews from the audience as it was later considered a flop.
References
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