Iruvar
1997 2h 20m movie Film India

Iruvar

இருவர்

“Power....Authority....Position....”

Synopsis

இருவர்

“Power….Authority….Position….”

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.

The 1996–1998 India Window

48 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Iruvar sits at position #5.

  1. Kaalapani
    #1

    Kaalapani

    ★ 7.9 · 1996

  2. Chandralekha
    #2

    Chandralekha

    ★ 7.6 · 1997

  3. Avvai Shanmugi
    #3

    Avvai Shanmugi

    ★ 7.5 · 1996

  4. Azhakiya Ravanan
    #4

    Azhakiya Ravanan

    ★ 7.3 · 1996

  5. Iruvar

    #5

    Iruvar

    ★ 7.2 · 1997

  6. Guru
    #6

    Guru

    ★ 7.2 · 1997

  7. Hitler
    #7

    Hitler

    ★ 7.1 · 1996

  8. Satya
    #8

    Satya

    ★ 7.0 · 1998

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Iruvar. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Madras Talkies

The 1990s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Iruvar premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
32
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #375 of 1,983 India films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #273 of 1,132 (top 24%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Tamil
Production Companies Madras Talkies
Runtime 2h 20m
Release Date January 14, 1997
IMDb tt0119385

Themes & Motifs

  • politics
  • based on true story
  • filmmaking
  • acting
  • actors
  • indian politics
  • love for cinema
  • dravidian politics
  • dravidian ideology

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