India 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.
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 1996–1998 India Window
Among 48 India films we catalog from this window, Iruvar places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Iruvar premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other India films in 1997.
The 234th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
32 audience reviews — more than 68% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 67th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Iruvar, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- acting · 3
- actors · 2
- indian politics · 2
- love for cinema · 1
- dravidian politics · 1
- dravidian ideology · 1
- filmmaking · 14
- based on true story · 98
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
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 |