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'''''Irumbu Thirai''''' ({{translation|''Iron Curtain''}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by debutant [[P. S. Mithran]]. The film stars [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], and [[Samantha Akkineni]], with [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] composing the soundtrack. The film was produced by Vishal Film Factory, and the venture began production in October 2016.The narrative centers around an army officer who starts hunting down a gang of hackers after they steal money from his account. This film | '''''Irumbu Thirai''''' ({{translation|''Iron Curtain''}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by debutant [[P. S. Mithran]]. The film stars [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], and [[Samantha Akkineni]], with [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] composing the soundtrack. The film was produced by Vishal Film Factory, and the venture began production in October 2016. The narrative centers around an army officer who starts hunting down a gang of hackers after they steal money from his account. This film was a blockbuster at box-office. | ||
The film released worldwide on 11 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vishal-samanthas-irumbu-thirai-to-release-on-may-11/articleshow/63876835.cms|title=Vishal-Samantha's 'Irumbu Thirai' to release on May 11 - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com}}</ref> The film received positive | The film released worldwide on 11 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vishal-samanthas-irumbu-thirai-to-release-on-may-11/articleshow/63876835.cms|title=Vishal-Samantha's 'Irumbu Thirai' to release on May 11 - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com}}</ref> The film received positive reviews from critics and audience praising the performance of [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] and [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]], screenplay, direction, [[Yuvan Shankar Raja|Yuvan's]] score and other technical aspects of the film. The film successfully completed a 100-day theatrical run. A spinoff, titled ''[[Chakra (2021 film)|Chakra]]'' was released on 19 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/vishal-to-act-and-produce-irumbu-thirai-2-here-are-the-details-1499201-2019-04-11|title=Vishal to act in and produce Irumbu Thirai 2. Details here|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[Major]] R. Kathiravan ([[Vishal (actor)|Vishal Reddy]]) is working on [[anger management]] issues under chief [[psychiatry|psychiatrist]] Rathi Devi ([[Samantha (actress)|Samantha]]) with the hope of resuming his job. Soon they both fall in love. She counsels him to go to his village to spend time with his father Rangaswamy ([[Delhi Ganesh]]) and sister ([[Darshana Rajendran]]). Kathiravan hates his father due to his habit of borrowing money, and he reluctantly does this. Kathiravan finds that his sister's fiancé (Rishikanth) Kesavan's family demands them to bear the marriage expenses. He realizes his mistake of abandoning his family and promises to fulfill his sister's wish. | [[Major]] R. Kathiravan ([[Vishal (actor)|Vishal Reddy]]) is working on [[anger management]] issues under chief [[psychiatry|psychiatrist]] Rathi Devi ([[Samantha (actress)|Samantha]]) with the hope of resuming his job. Soon they both fall in love. She counsels him to go to his village to spend time with his father Rangaswamy ([[Delhi Ganesh]]) and sister ([[Darshana Rajendran]]). Kathiravan hates his father due to his habit of borrowing money, and he reluctantly does this. Kathiravan finds that his sister's fiancé (Rishikanth) Kesavan's family demands them to bear the marriage expenses. He realizes his mistake of abandoning his family and promises to fulfill his sister's wish. | ||
Kathiravan returns to Chennai to apply a loan, only to get it rejected everywhere. With the advice of his uncle ([[Robo Shankar]]), he takes his father to Chennai along with him and tries to get a loan in his father's name and too gets rejected everywhere due to financial security. They get approached by a man (Abdool) who claims to be a loan agent and tells them to forge documents to get a loan for a commission. Kathiravan initially refuses, but he reluctantly agrees to the man's offer and submits all the original documents to him. The man helps them in obtaining a loan of 6 Lakhs INR. | Kathiravan returns to Chennai to apply for a loan, only to get it rejected everywhere. With the advice of his uncle ([[Robo Shankar]]), he takes his father to Chennai along with him and tries to get a loan in his father's name and too gets rejected everywhere due to financial security. They get approached by a man (Abdool) who claims to be a loan agent and tells them to forge documents to get a loan for a commission. Kathiravan initially refuses, but he reluctantly agrees to the man's offer and submits all the original documents to him. The man helps them in obtaining a loan of 6 Lakhs INR. | ||
Initially, Kathiravan is overjoyed and starts the marriage preparation. Later on, when his father was unable to withdraw money due to insufficient balance, he informs Kathiravan, who in turn is shocked to know about the missing fund. Kathiravan enquires the bank staff in a futile effort. He gets frustrated and scolds his father. Unable to bear the words, his father attempts suicide. In the hospital, Kathiravan comes to know that his father took debts to extend Kathiravan's sick mother's ([[Sreeja Ravi]]) life. He feels remorseful after hearing this and starts loving his father. On Rathi Devi's advice and with the help of his friends in the military, he decides to the track down the person responsible. | Initially, Kathiravan is overjoyed and starts the marriage preparation. Later on, when his father was unable to withdraw money due to insufficient balance, he informs Kathiravan, who in turn is shocked to know about the missing fund. Kathiravan enquires the bank staff in a futile effort. He gets frustrated and scolds his father. Unable to bear the words, his father attempts suicide. In the hospital, Kathiravan comes to know that his father took debts to extend Kathiravan's sick mother's ([[Sreeja Ravi]]) life. He feels remorseful after hearing this and starts loving his father. On Rathi Devi's advice and with the help of his friends in the military, he decides to the track down the person responsible. | ||
Kathiravan manages to apprehend and chase a loan agent similar to his loan agent in order to extradite information. He gets a phone call from a private number | Kathiravan manages to apprehend and chase a loan agent similar to his loan agent in order to extradite information. He gets a phone call from a private number which tells Kathiravan to release him as he tells him that he knows all details about Kathiravan and even threatens to release the private audio and video of his sister's phone on the Internet. Upon hearing this, Kathiravan gets shocked and decides to leave the agent, who gets fatally hit by a van. The mysterious person is later revealed to be Sathyamoorthy ([[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]), aka The White Devil who became the [[Crime boss|kingpin]] of the [[Darknet|Dark Net]] by the use of the [[Year 2000 problem|Y2k Problem]]. He runs an educational trust as a front for his [[cybercrime]] network. | ||
Kathiravan tracks and confronts Sathyamoorthy. The latter reveals his knowledge of the former following him and tells him that he attacked his sister. Sathyamoorthy also tells Kathiravan that he put Rs. 10 Lakhs to his account from a flagged account for which he is [[court-martial]]ed. Still, with the help of Rathi Devi, he tracks Sathyamoorthy's henchmen. At the [[server farm]], the two finally engage in a fist fight. Sathyamoorthy after a fight defeats Kathiravan and burns the money due to his god-complex. All the people who were conned by Sathyamoorthy come to know about Sathyamoorthy by Kathiravan and they reach the dock. Kathiravan gets up and beats up Sathyamoorthy and the people get their money transferred back to their respective accounts. Meanwhile, Sathyamoorthy is arrested by the police but creates a new username named "Dark Angel", implying that he will return. | Kathiravan tracks and confronts Sathyamoorthy. The latter reveals his knowledge of the former following him and tells him that he attacked his sister. Sathyamoorthy also tells Kathiravan that he put Rs. 10 Lakhs to his account from a flagged account for which he is [[court-martial]]ed. Still, with the help of Rathi Devi, he tracks Sathyamoorthy's henchmen. At the [[server farm]], the two finally engage in a fist fight. Sathyamoorthy, after a fight, defeats Kathiravan and burns the money due to his god-complex. All the people who were conned by Sathyamoorthy come to know about Sathyamoorthy by Kathiravan, and they reach the dock. Kathiravan gets up and beats up Sathyamoorthy, and the people get their money transferred back to their respective accounts. Meanwhile, Sathyamoorthy is arrested by the police but creates a new username named "Dark Angel", implying that he will return. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal | * [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] as Major Kathiravan | ||
* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Sathyamoorthy / White Devil / Dark Angel | * [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Sathyamoorthy / White Devil / Dark Angel | ||
* [[Samantha Akkineni]] as Dr. Rathi Devi, a psychiatrist and Kathir's love interest | * [[Samantha Akkineni]] as Dr. Rathi Devi, a psychiatrist and Kathir's love interest | ||
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The soundtrack and background score features music by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. The songs were performed by relatively new singers. The album received positive reviews. IndiaGlitz in its review noted "The album is a definite marker of Yuvan’s expertise with Athiradi, Yaar Ivan and Azhage. Playlist worthy"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/irumbu-thirai-songs-review-tamil-movie-21082|title=Irumbu Thirai Music review songs lyrics - IndiaGlitz.com|website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Behindwoods in its review said "Irumbu Thirai album is mix of melodies and theme based songs that will work better with visuals"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/irumbu-thirai/irumbu-thirai-songs-review.html|title=Irumbu Thirai (aka) Irumbuthiraii songs review|website=Behindwoods|date=5 February 2018|access-date=19 November 2018}}</ref> | The soundtrack and background score features music by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]. The songs were performed by relatively new singers. The album received positive reviews. IndiaGlitz, in its review, noted, "The album is a definite marker of Yuvan’s expertise with Athiradi, Yaar Ivan and Azhage. Playlist worthy"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/irumbu-thirai-songs-review-tamil-movie-21082|title=Irumbu Thirai Music review songs lyrics - IndiaGlitz.com|website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> Behindwoods in its review said "Irumbu Thirai album is mix of melodies and theme based songs that will work better with visuals"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/irumbu-thirai/irumbu-thirai-songs-review.html|title=Irumbu Thirai (aka) Irumbuthiraii songs review|website=Behindwoods|date=5 February 2018|access-date=19 November 2018}}</ref> | ||
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== Release == | == Release == | ||
It is dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Abhimanyudu'' which was released on 1 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/first-look-vishal-in-abhimanyudu-85692.html|title=First Look: Vishal In Abhimanyudu|website=greatandhra.com}}</ref> It is also dubbed into [[Hindi]] as ''The Return of Abhimanyu'' which is released by | It is dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Abhimanyudu'', which was released on 1 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/first-look-vishal-in-abhimanyudu-85692.html|title=First Look: Vishal In Abhimanyudu|website=greatandhra.com}}</ref> It is also dubbed into [[Hindi]] as ''The Return of Abhimanyu'' which is released by | ||
Goldmines Telefilms in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REdVA3_ORk0|title=The Return of Abhimanyu (Irumbu Thirai) 2019 New Released Full Hindi Dubbed Movie {{!}} Vishal, Samantha|website=youtube.com}}</ref> The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Zee Tamil]]. It also has a Malayalam dubbed version under the same title and satellite rights were sold to [[Mazhavil Manorama]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2018/diwali-2018-special-tamil-movies-on-tv-channels-vishwaroopam-2-kaala-other-tamil-movies-278998.html |title=Diwali 2018 Special Movies On TV Channels: 96, Vishwaroopam 2, Kaala & Other Tamil Movies! |work=FilmiBeat |date=3 November 2018 |access-date= 12 April 2019}}</ref> | Goldmines Telefilms in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REdVA3_ORk0|title=The Return of Abhimanyu (Irumbu Thirai) 2019 New Released Full Hindi Dubbed Movie {{!}} Vishal, Samantha|website=youtube.com}}</ref> The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Zee Tamil]]. It also has a Malayalam dubbed version under the same title, and satellite rights were sold to [[Mazhavil Manorama]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2018/diwali-2018-special-tamil-movies-on-tv-channels-vishwaroopam-2-kaala-other-tamil-movies-278998.html |title=Diwali 2018 Special Movies On TV Channels: 96, Vishwaroopam 2, Kaala & Other Tamil Movies! |work=FilmiBeat |date=3 November 2018 |access-date= 12 April 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Box office== | ==Box office== | ||