Iraniyan (film)
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| Iraniyan | |
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| Directed by | Vincent Selva |
| Screenplay by | Vincent Selva |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Balasubramaniem |
| Edited by |
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| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Thaaraas Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Iraniyan (Tamil pronunciation: [iɾaɳijan]) is a 1999 Indian Tamil language film directed by Vincent Selva. The film stars Murali and Meena, while Raghuvaran, Vadivelu and Ranjith play other supporting roles. A fictionalised biography of the Indian freedom fighter Vattakudi Iraniyan,[1] it was released on 18 November 1999.[2] Raghuvaran won the Dinakaran Cinema Award for Best Villain.[3]
Vattakudi Iraniyan is a home-coming military man who becomes a rebel after witnessing caste discrimination and brutal killings by a landlord over lower caste people. Iraniyan escapes execution and returns to his village, where he finds that the poor are being oppressed by the landlord. He then sets out to exact punishment on the oppressors.
Cast
- Murali as Iraniyan
- Meena as Ponni
- Raghuvaran as Aande
- Vadivelu as Chinnaswamy
- Ranjith as police officer
- Thalaivasal Vijay
- Vijayakumari as Iraniyan's mother
- Ambika as Aande's wife
- Delhi Ganesh as Ponni's father
- Rajasekar as Iraniyan's father
- Ajay Rathnam as Aande's son
- Bala Singh
- Mahanadi Shankar
- S. N. Lakshmi
- Muthukaalai
- Sriman as Iraniyan's friend
- Sanjeev as Iraniyan's brother
- Shiju as Aande's right hand (uncredited)
- Ramji (uncredited special appearance in "Ayyarettu")
Production
The film was originally titled Vattakudi Iraniyan. A legal suit was filed against the makers regarding this, and subsequently the prefix was removed.[4]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva.[5][6]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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| "Ayyarettu" | Anuradha Sriram, Krishnaraj | Vairamuthu |
| "Chandirane Satchi" | K. S. Chithra | Na. Muthukumar |
| "Cheepoya Nee" | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Palani Bharathi |
| "En Maaman Madurai" | Swarnalatha | Na. Muthukumar |
| "Varaan Paru" | Deva | Thyagarajan |
