Iruvar

Iruvar

7.5IMDb Score
Released:1997-01-14
Duration:140 min
Country:India
Director:Mani Ratnam
Actors:Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Gautami Tadimalla, Revathi
Production:Madras Talkies

Overview:

A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics.

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