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Idhaya Thirudan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Saran
Written by	Saran Crazy Mohan
Produced by	K. Balachander (Presenter) Pushpa Kandhaswamy
Starring	Jayam Ravi Kamna Jethmalani
Cinematography	Venkatesh Anguraj
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Music by	Bharadwaj
Production company	Kavithalayaa Productions
Distributed by	Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date	10 February 2006 (2006-02-10)
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Idhaya Thirudan (transl. Heart Thief) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Kamna Jethmalani, while Prakash Raj, Vani Viswanath, Santhanam, Kalpana, and Nassar play supporting roles. It was Jayam Ravi’s fifth film but was labelled his worst of the five. The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj.

Plot

A young woman posts her pictures online and emails them to a fictitious address; to her surprise, a person actually exists at the address. They meet and eventually fall in love, but a police officer poses trouble because he is interested in the girl.

Cast

• Jayam Ravi as T. Mahesh/A. Mahesh
• Kamna Jethmalani as Deepika
• Prakash Raj as Mayilravanan IPS, Assistant Commissioner of Police
• Vani Viswanath as Sudha Rani IAS, Home Secretary of Tamil Nadu
• Santhanam as S. Mahesh
• Kalpana as Kamala, Mahesh's adopted mother
• Nassar as Aalwar, Mahesh's biological father
• G. Gnanasambandan as Mahesh's adopted father
• Krishna as Joseph Krishna
• Neelima Rani as Anitha, Mahesh's adopted sister
• Kaajal Pasupathi as Sun Music VJ
• Kaka Radhakrishnan as Deepika's grandfather
• Ramesh Khanna as Mayilravanan's assistant
• Madhan Bob as Head Chef
• M. S. Bhaskar
• Vaiyapuri
• Kavithalaya Krishnan
• Boys Rajan as Police inspector
• Raviraj as Professor
• Thambi Ramaiah as Police constable
• Crazy Mohan as Special appearance
• Jyothirmayi as item number

Production

The film has been shot at locations in Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Austria and Italy. The songs have been picturised at some exotic locations in Germany, Austria, Mumbai, Alapuzha in Kerala, and at the Guindy Race Course in Chennai.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack consist of 6 songs composed by Bharadwaj. The lyrics of the songs were written by Vairamuthu.

Critical reception

The Hindu wrote:"The story meanders in rudderless fashion before suddenly waking up to an action-packed climax". IndiaGlitz wrote:" Though certainly not in the category of Amarkalam or Vasoolraja, Saran's Idhaya Thirudan is a sure attraction for youths". Chennai Online wrote "A disjointed script, weakly etched characters, lackluster narration and some poor performances make viewing 'Idhayathirudan' a test of one's patience".

References

1. "Idhayathirudan". 1 January 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. "Faithfully formulaic". The Hindu. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
3. "Idhaya Thirudan review. Idhaya Thirudan Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
4. "Idhayathirudan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

External links

• Idhaya Thirudan at IMDb

• 2006 films
• 2000s Tamil-language films
• 2000s Indian films
• Films directed by Saran (director)
• Films scored by Bharadwaj (composer)
• Films shot in Turkey
• Films shot in Germany
• Films shot in Austria
• Films shot in Italy
• Films with screenplays by Crazy Mohan
• 2000s masala films
• Indian romantic action films
• 2000s romantic action films