Idhaya Thirudan (transl. Heart Thief) 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 Ravi’s fifth film but was labelled his worst of the five. The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj.
| Idhaya Thirudan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Saran |
| Written by | Saran Crazy Mohan |
| Produced by | K. Balachander (Presenter) Pushpa Kandhaswamy |
| Starring | Jayam Ravi Kamna Jethmalani |
| Cinematography | Venkatesh Anguraj |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Bharadwaj |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kavithalayaa Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editA young woman posts her pictures online and emails them to a fictitious address; to her surprise, a person actually exists at the address. They meet and eventually fall in love, but a police officer poses trouble because he is interested in the girl.
Cast
edit- Jayam Ravi as T. Mahesh/A. 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 S. Mahesh
- Kalpana as Kamala, Mahesh's adopted mother
- Nassar as Aalwar, Mahesh's biological father
- G. Gnanasambandan as Mahesh's adopted 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
- Madhan Bob as Head Chef
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Vaiyapuri
- Kavithalaya Krishnan
- Boys Rajan as Police inspector
- Raviraj as Professor
- Thambi Ramaiah as Police constable
- Crazy Mohan as Special appearance
- Jyothirmayi as item number
Production
editThe 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.[1]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack consist of 6 songs composed by Bharadwaj. The lyrics of the songs were written by Vairamuthu.
| Idhaya Thirudan | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 27:26 | |||
| Label | Hit Musics Bayshore Divo Think Music | |||
| Producer | Bharadwaj | |||
| Bharadwaj chronology | ||||
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| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Arabia" | Janani Bharadwaj | Vairamuthu | 04:52 |
| 2 | "Unnai Thotta" | KK | 04:17 | |
| 3 | "Urikka Urikka" | Ceylon Manohar, Mukesh Mohamed | 04:32 | |
| 4 | "October Kaatru" | Bonnie Chakraborty, Mathangi | 05:12 | |
| 5 | "Goyaango" | Anuradha Sriram | 04:27 | |
| 6 | "Uchathai" | Bharadwaj, Rekha Rajan, Petrina Kow, Denise Tan, Subiksha, Kavitha, Arjun Thomas, Donan | 04:06 |
Critical reception
editThe Hindu wrote:"The story meanders in rudderless fashion before suddenly waking up to an action-packed climax".[2] IndiaGlitz wrote:" Though certainly not in the category of Amarkalam or Vasoolraja, Saran's Idhaya Thirudan is a sure attraction for youths".[3] Chennai Online wrote "A disjointed script, weakly etched characters, lackluster narration and some poor performances make viewing 'Idhayathirudan' a test of one's patience".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Idhayathirudan". 1 January 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Faithfully formulaic". The Hindu. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Idhaya Thirudan review. Idhaya Thirudan Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Idhayathirudan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2022.