Iruvar
Year of Release : 1997
Cast : Mohanlal, Prakashraj, Aishwarya Rai, Gouthami, Revathi, Tabu, Nasser, Delhi Ganesh, Major Soundarrajan
Music : A R Rahman
Direction : Manirathnam
Producer : Madras Talkies - Manirathnam Dialogue : Suhasini Lyrics : Vairamuthu
Subtitle : English
Mohanlal is actor Anandan. In the scene where he is deprived of an inspector's role because he could not memorise the lengthy lines and is given a constable's part instead, he is superb. Unmindful of the Malayalam tinged Tamil, he emotes excellently in areas where political overtones dominate the drama, like the delayed manner in which he goes to the public meeting being addressed by the CM, Tamilzhchelvan (Prakashraj), his former writer friend, to test the strength of his following. The friendship phase is dominated by Prakashraj, his delivery of lines being impeccable like the language that comes into play here. When the saree of his newly wedded wife (Revathi) catches fire on the first night, the wife deems it a bad omen. But the non-believer does not think so. A last minute choice for the role, Prakashraj elevates the character to the expected level. Mohanlal and Prakashraj reach the zenith when they meet at a wedding, their last meeting. Seated next to each other they silently admire each other, their eyes conveying the friendship they cherish despite the rivalry. ``Miss World'' Aishwarya Rai takes on a dual role. She is the first wife of Anandan, a village belle with strong convictions and later the bewitching budding actress. Anandan gets smitten by her because she resembles his first wife, the actress trying to wangle a position which is curtailed by a mysterious accident. For a newcomer, Aishwarya Rai demarcates the two roles elegantly. Her photogenic face is bound to sway young hearts in the dance sequence. Tabu is the other woman in the writer's life and Gouthami, the ex-actress who gives up her career to become the second wife of the actor, all the three (Gouthami, Revathi and Tabu) are mere passengers, thanks perhaps to the Censors. Nasser is the party leader who uses the two to energise the activities of the party while Ravi (manager of Gouthami who illtreats her), Rajesh (a party functionary), Delhi Ganesh (a sort of PA to the actor) and Sunderrajan (the police chief), provide adequate support.
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