Irumbu Thirai(2018)
Irumbu Thirai (2018) is a 161-minute Tamil film directed by P. S. Mithran. With a well-received audience rating of 7.5/10 and a hit verdict at the box office.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Zee5, Sun Nxt, ManoramaMAX, Amazon Prime Video (ManoramaMAX Channel)
- OTT Release Date
- 11 May 2018
- Theatrical Release
- 11 May 2018
- Director
- P. S. Mithran
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Rating
- 7.5/10
Storyline
An army officer with a temper takes out a bank loan using fake papers. When all the money disappears from his account, he sets out to find the scammers. His search leads him to a master hacker known as White Devil.
“A soldier hunts a hacker who stole his life.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Irumbu Thirai
Cast reunions in this film: Vishal & Yuvan Shankar Raja (9 films together), Yuvan Shankar Raja & Robo Shankar (7 films together), Delhi Ganesh & Yuvan Shankar Raja (5 films together), Kaali Venkat & Robo Shankar (5 films together), Arjun & Delhi Ganesh (4 films together), and Yuvan Shankar Raja & Kaali Venkat (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director P. S. Mithran spent nearly two years researching cybercrime and consulting with ethical hackers to make the hacking scenes realistic.
- Actor Vishal, who played the lead, performed many of his own stunts without a body double, including the intense fight sequences.
- The movie's title 'Irumbu Thirai' translates to 'Iron Curtain', symbolizing the invisible yet strong barrier of digital security.
- A real-life cybercrime victim's experience inspired a key scene where a bank account is emptied through an OTP scam.
- The film was shot in a tight schedule of about 45 days, primarily in Chennai and a few locations in Andhra Pradesh.
- Composer Yuvan Shankar Raja recorded the background score in a single overnight session to match the film's urgent tone.
- The climax sequence involving a server room was built as a detailed set to visually represent the digital 'lair' of the hacker villain.
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