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| music          = <small>'''Original songs:'''</small><br />[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]<br /><small>'''Background Score:'''</small><br />[[Sabesh-Murali]]

'''''Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam''''' ({{trans|Brute Lion from Iron fort}}) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Chimbu Deven]], starring choreographer-turned-actor [[Raghava Lawrence]], [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]], [[Lakshmi Rai]], and [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]] in lead roles<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14878768 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408065805/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14878768 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 April 2009 |title=Sandhya is Lawrence's heroine!|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=4 April 2009}}</ref> alongside an ensemble supporting cast including [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Sai Kumar (Kannada actor)|Sai Kumar]], and [[M. S. Baskar]]. The film is a "western [[Adventure film|adventure]] comedy film" based on [[cowboy]] stories, which is set in the 19th century paying homages to many western films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14879174|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409074143/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14879174|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2009|title=Chimbudevan's cowboy film starts|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=5 April 2009}}</ref> The film's shooting commenced in April 2009 and was released on 7 May 2010 to mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-new-cowboy-film-in-tamil/20091120.htm|title=Chimbudevan directs a new cowboy film in Tamil|website=Rediff}}</ref> In Tamil cinema, after the movie ''[[Ganga (1972 film)|Ganga]]'' (1972) starring [[Jaishankar]], this is a full length Western being taken after 38 years.{{clarify|This sentence doesn't make sense.|date=December 2020}} The film comically highlights the current world politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/tamil-review-4-338857.html|title='Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam', a family film|website=News18}}</ref>

The town of Jayshankarapuram, home of Tamil-speaking [[cowboy]]s, is ruled by a one-eyed tyrant named Kizhakku Kattai ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) (literally translating to East Wood as in [[Clint Eastwood]]), who rules over other villages as well, and is always surrounded by his assistants: a cowgirl named Pakki ([[Lakshmi Rai]]) and an outlaw named Ulakkai ([[Sai Kumar (Tollywood actor)|Sai Kumar]]). In order to free their town from Kattai's rule, Bilagiri James ([[T. S. B. K. Mouli|Mouli]]), Dagelandi ([[Ilavarasu]]), Jada ([[Ramesh Khanna]]), and Viruma ([[Vaiyapuri]]) travel to a neighboring town, Holaypuram, to seek out a savior.

There, they encounter Singaram ([[Lawrence Raghavendra]]), a man with a noble heart who has been sentenced to death for duty negligence. The gang saves Singaram from execution and explains their situation. Singaram learns why he was chosen. The brave Singam (also Lawrence Raghavendra) was the previous marshal of Jayashankarapuram who bore a striking resemblance to Singaram, and also was the only one who stood up to Kattai's tyranny. Singam disappeared under mysterious circumstances years ago, and the town was left defenseless.

Thus, Singaram is brought to the village and is passed off as Singam. Singaram learns to adapt to his new name, learning all the hero's skills and tricks. He wins the respect of the village seniors, which includes Paandu Paramu ([[Delhi Ganesh]]) and Keluthi Amma ([[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]). Soon, a girl named Baali ([[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]]) falls for Singaram. He later surpasses the original hero's prowess, though initially, it is due to dumb luck. In between the hero's and the villain's camp is a Red Indian village where the tribals are pure [[vegetarians]]. With the introduction of this village, Athirikesa ([[M. S. Bhaskar]]), the leader of the tribal group, his father Rangula ([[Senthil]]), and his beautiful daughter Thumbi ([[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]]) are also introduced.

* [[M. S. Baskar]] as Athirikesa

For the role of a cowboy, Raghava Lawrence grew his hair long and learnt horse riding.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191213020439/https://www.sify.com/movies/ikms-audio-launched-in-style-news-tamil-kkfrgOfabiasi.html sify.com]</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Spaghetti-Eastern/article16892966.ece</ref>

All the songs' lyrics were written by [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>https://gaana.com/album/irumbu-kottai-murattu-singam</ref>

The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Super Cowboy''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/S/Super_Cowboy/Super_Cowboy_Review.html|title=Super Cowboy Review - Lawrence, Sandhya, Super Cowboy Telugu Movie Review ,Telugu movie review, Telugu cinema - 123telugu.com - Andhra Pradesh News and Views|website=www.123telugu.com}}</ref>

''Sify'' wrote "Hats off in cowboy style to writer and director Chimbudevan for doing such good research and bringing about authenticity to his plot and acknowledging great western legendary films of the 60?s and 70?s. But if only he had worked out a better script, it would have been a great fun ride".<ref>[https://www.sify.com/movies/irumbu-kottai-murattu-singam-review--pclx8Ugdhjhhe.html sify.com]</ref> ''Behindwoods'' wrote "Simbu Devan should certainly be applauded for giving the audience an all new experience and his hard work is palpable. On the flipside, he does not engage the audience completely and loses his grip on them on and off. There are times when the film appears outright childish. The screen play meanders a while and there is a jump of genre here and there".<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/irumbu-kottai-murattu-singam-lawrence.html</ref>