Irumbu Pookkal

Irumbu Pookkal (transl. Iron Flowers) is a 1991 Tamil-language crime film directed by G. M. Kumar. The film stars Karthik and Pallavi. It was released on 16 February 1991.[1]

Irumbu Pookkal
Poster
Directed byG. M. Kumar
Written byG. M. Kumar
Produced byR. Pushpa
Starring
CinematographyIlavarasan
Edited byShyam
Vincent
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Ilaiyaraaja
Production
company
Pushphalayam Movies
Release date
  • 16 February 1991 (1991-02-16)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

A military officer, who lost his leg in the war, was back to his village. His wife committed suicide when she received the letter of his presumed death. His children, his cousin and he asked for a signature from the village politician for receiving a pension but the corrupted politician refused until his cousin accepted to spend a night with him. His cousin then committed suicide and he was sent to jail. There, the police officers killed him. His son Dharma took revenge on the police officer by killing him. He was then sent to jail and grew up there.

Dharma becomes a famous singer in jail while his sister becomes a reporter. K. Balasubramaniyam, an infamous politician, tries to become a minister. His party weakness was the lack of women voters. So he arranges a meeting with his female members, he then manages to kill and rape them by the ruling party's supporters. He then publicly-accused the ruling party for committing this crime. Dharma's sister was also raped during the meeting. Thereafter, Balasubramaniyam wins widely the election. Chitra, a feminist journalist and the only witness of the massacre, tries to take revenge with the help of Dharma.

Cast

Production

According to Kumar, Irumbu Pookkal was "chopped mercilessly" by the censor board.[2]

Soundtrack

The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and M. S. Viswanathan.[3][4]

SongSinger(s)ComposerLyricsDuration
"Eyzhai Unakku"A. R. Sheik MohammedM. S. ViswanathanKamakodiyan3:47
"Muththaana Muththam"K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:41
"Naanum Kooda"ManoIlaiyaraajaGangai Amaran4:23
"Rettai Kuruvi"Mano, P. Susheela4:39

References
  1. "Irumbu pookkal ( 1991 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. Rao, Subha J. (7 January 2016). "Back in focus in Bala's film". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. "Irumbu Pookkal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Single by Ilaiyaraaja". Apple Music. 21 December 1984. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. "Irumbu Pookkal Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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