Beyond Imitation: The Cultural Reverberations At the time of release, Iruvar stirred controversy. For many, the film’s close parallels with MGR and Karunanidhi’s lives made it a sensitive watch.

Here's the post: Iruvar (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam, is a critically acclaimed Tamil political drama inspired by the ...

Apart from Mohanlal and Prakash Raj, the film also starred Tabu, Aishwarya Rai, Gautami, Revathi and Nasser in prominent roles. Notably, ‘Iruvar’ faced a lot of hurdles from political parties ...

Aishwarya Rai, is no doubt one of India’s most beautiful actresses, even at the age of 51, the Ponniyin Selvan actress continues to show why she is the queen of Bollywood. Many may not know that ...

The film was released in Tamil and Telugu as well titled 'Guru' and 'Gurukanth' respectively. Iruvar stars Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai and Tabu among others. The film is about Anand ...

With just two characters, the director has churned an over two hour long feature film with thrills, suspense and romance. By 2 was shot in the deep jungles of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

Iruvar is loosely based on the lives of MG Ramachandran and Jayalalitha, with Aishwarya slipping into the shoes of the Tamil actress-turned-politician. In a dual role in her very first film, Aishwarya ...

However, one of the biggest setbacks of his career came after the failure of his 1997 film, Iruvar, which failed to live up to expectations at the box office. Now, Mani Ratnam’s wife ...

For the historical drama, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai is collaborating with Ratnam for the fourth time, after making her acting debut with the filmmaker's 1997 Tamil film Iruvar ...