# Iruvar (1997)

Tamil · 2 min · Released 1997-01-14

Iruvar is a 1997 Tamil film. It is directed by Mani Ratnam. Mohanlal Nair, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Gautami  Tadimalla and Gouthami Tadimalla appear in it, alongside 9 more credited names.

Director: Mani Ratnam
Cast: Mohanlal Nair as Anandan, Prakash Raj as Tamil Selvam, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Pushpavalli / Kalpana, Gautami  Tadimalla as Ramani, Gouthami Tadimalla as Ramani, Revathi as Marathagam, Tabu Hashmi as Senthamarai, Nassar as Ayya Veluthambi, Delhi Ganesh as Nambi, Nizhalgal Ravi as Ramani's uncle, Gowtham Sundararajan as Arivazhagan, sujitha as Tamizhselvan's Daughter, Madhubala Raghunath as Cameo appearance in song Narumugaye, Rohini Molleti as Pushpavalli / Kalpana (voice)

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was Iruvar released?
Iruvar was released on 14 January 1997.

### Who stars in Iruvar?
Mohanlal Nair, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Gautami  Tadimalla star in Iruvar.

### Who directed Iruvar?
Iruvar was directed by Mani Ratnam.

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