Iruvar (1997)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ta |
| Popularity | 0.4668 |
Directed By
Mani Ratnam
Crew
Mani Ratnam
Farah Khan
Suhasini Maniratnam
Santosh Sivan
Suhasini Maniratnam
Mani Ratnam
A.R. Rahman
Suhasini Maniratnam
Suresh Urs
Susi Ganesan
AS Laxmi Narayanan
Mani Ratnam
V. Priya
Mani Ratnam
AS Laxmi Narayanan
Samir Chanda
G. Srinivasan
Sandhya J. K.
Rajagopal
P. Unnikrishnan
Arvind Swamy
Harini
Mano
A.R. Rahman
Vairamuthu
Dominique Cerejo
Bombay Jayashri
Asha Bhosle
S. P. Balasubramaniam
Vairamuthu
Hariharan
TOP 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
Major Sundarrajan
Police Officer
Rajesh
Madhivanan
Delhi Ganesh
Nambi
Nizhalgal Ravi
Ramani's uncle
Kalpana Iyer
Anand's Mother
S. N. Lakshmi
Tamizhselvan's Mother
Gowtham Sundararajan
Arivazhagan
Sujitha
Tamizhselvan's Daughter
Vishnuvardhan
Tamizhselvan's Son
Monica
Manimegalai,Tamizhselvan's daughter
Laxmi Rattan
Arjun Doss
P. L. Narayana
Ramaswamy
Cheenu Mohan
Assistant Director
Madhoo
Cameo appearance in song Narumugaye
Rohini
Pushpavalli / Kalpana (voice)
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