''Iru Thuruvam'' () also transliterated as ''Iru Dhuruvam'', is a 1971 Indian

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-language

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, produced by

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and directed by S. Ramanathan. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...

, Padmini and Muthuraman, with

Nagesh Nageshwaran Rao (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor and comedian mostly remembered for his comic roles in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in ov ...

and Sundarrajan in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1961

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film ''

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'', and revolves around two brothers who end up on opposite sides of the law. The film was released on 14 January 1971, and failed commercially.

Plot

Brothers Rangan and Durai, grow up with a single mother taking care of them. Rangan wants Durai to become a police officer. He works hard allowing Durai only to study and not do any other work in the house or in the village. Life takes a cruel turn when Durai goes for training with Naganathan, the evil zamindar, turning Rangan into a dacoit and criminal. When Durai comes back, he falls in love with Kamala who is Naganathan's daughter to complicate matters. In the end, Naganathan is arrested while Rangan dies bringing him to justice.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. Popularly known by the sobriquet "Mellisai Mannar" (), he ...

, with lyrics by

Kannadasan Muthiah Sathappan Chettiar better known as Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important l ...

Release

''Iru Thuruvam'' was released on 14 January 1971, and failed commercially.

References

External links

* {{S. Ramanathan 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films 1971 crime drama films 1971 films Films about brothers Films about outlaws Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian crime drama films Tamil remakes of Hindi films Tamil-language Indian films