Irumbu Kuthirai

Irumbu Kuthirai
Directed by Yuvaraj Bose
Produced by
  • Kalpathi S. Aghoram
  • Kalpathi S. Ganesh
  • Kalpathi S. Suresh
Written by Yuvaraj Bose
Starring Atharvaa
Priya Anand
Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Raai Laxmi
Music by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography R. B. Gurudev
Gopi Amarnath
Edited by T. S. Suresh
Production
company
Distributed by AGS Entertainment
Release dates
  • 29 August 2014 (2014-08-29)
Country India
Language Tamil

Irumbu Kuthirai (English: Iron Horse) is a 2014 Tamil action film written and directed by Yuvaraj Bose and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Atharvaa, Priya Anand and Johnny Tri Nguyen in the leading roles, while Raai Laxmi appears in a supporting role.[1] The film was released on August 29, 2014.

Plot

Prithviraj Narayanan (Atharvaa) is a Pizza Delivery Boy, his mother is Mary (Devadarshini) and his bestfriends are Jagan (Jagan) and Christina (Raai Laxmi).

Prithviraj receives complaints from his boss (Manobala) for slow pizza delivery, he follows every rule on riding the bike after a bike accident where he witnessed his father's death. Prithvi falls in love with Samyuktha aka Sam (Priya Anand), they become friends and she asks him to buy a bike. Samyuktha suggested him to get a second-hand black Ducati Diavel known as the Raven.

But that very bike brings danger to Prithvi due to a shocking past. One day Prithvi and Sam get into an argument when he attempts to kiss her and she tells him that she only likes him as a friend. On the way home, Samyuktha is kidnapped by mysterious bikers. Prithvi, Jagan and Christina look for clues to find the kidnappers. The kidnapper is revealed to be Don Stoney (Johnny Tri Nguyen) who was the first owner of Prithviraj's bike.

Don Stoney named his bike as the Raven for its extreme speed. Stoney was fired from Motocross in France after he beats a guy to death for scratching his Raven. Stoney is obsessed with his Raven. Stoney's brother, Roger, takes Raven and competes with another racer called Michael (who's always wearing a helmet and whose face is never shown). At the race, Roger loses the Raven to Michael. Unable to face his brother, Roger commits suicide. For 3 years Don Stoney has been searching high and low for his Raven, and the racer Michael - whom he sees as the cause of his brother's death.

Prithvi receives a call from Stoney who asks him to come to his hideout at Mahé if he wants Samyuktha back safely. As Prithvi leaves, Jagan talks to Christina, who reveals the truth about Prithvi - his full name is Michael Prithviraj Narayanan. Prithvi is none other than the Michael who rightfully won the Raven.

Prithvi/Michael enters a race against Stoney and wagers pink slips for the Raven. During the race, Stoney gains an advantage, but loses it when Michael uses his extreme skill to catch up to Stoney, handing the victory to Michael. Afterwards, Stoney releases Samyuktha and says that he does not want the Raven without winning it. He tells Michael that one day he will come back to challenge him again for the Raven, and that until then, Michael is the only other person worthy to possess the Raven. He lets Michael and Samyuktha go, who then leave on the Raven, heading back home.

Cast

Production

AGS Entertainment announced that they were simultaneously producing six films in March 2013 and revealed one of those would be a "racy action script" featuring Atharvaa to be directed by newcomer Yuvraj Bose, former assistant of Arivazhagan.[2] Priya Anand was signed on to feature in the film in August 2013, while Lakshmi Rai and Johnny Tri Nguyen, previously seen in AR Murugadoss's 7aum Arivu, were selected to portray other roles. Writer Narsim debuted as dialogue writer for this film.

In October 2013, the team moved on to film a schedule in Italy for 20 days, canning scenes and songs after finishing another schedule in Puducherry.[3][4] In November 2013 it was reported that Lakshmi Rai was out of the project, and a relative newcomer Joshna Fernando was roped in who shot for some sequences and a song with the cast in the Italy schedule.[5] In a turn of events, Lakshmi Rai began filming for the project again in March 2014.[6] Akshara Gowda shot for a dance number in the film.[7]

Soundtrack

Irumbu Kuthirai
Soundtrack album by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Sony Music
Producer G. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Saivam
(2014)		 Irumbu Kuthirai
(2014)		 Darling
(2014)
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Penne Penne"  ThamaraiG. V. Prakash Kumar, Bhavatharini, Yaazhini 6:00
2. "Ange Ippo Enna Seigiraai"  ThamaraiVijay Prakash, Mugdha Hasabnis, M. M. Manasi 4:45
3. "Pondicherry"  ThamaraiA. R. Reihana, Priya Hemesh 3:30
4. "Alay Paayum"  ThamaraiVijay Prakash, Andrea Jeremiah 4:80
5. "Hello Brother"  Pa. VijayRanjith, Suchitra, Chinna Ponnu 5:45

Critical reception

The Hindu wrote, "Yuvaraj Bose, does a lot of small things right...There is taste, restraint, and a strong sense of aesthetics. Everything belongs — except the songs, which are terrible speed breakers...The bigger problem with Irumbu Kuthirai is that it lacks a pulse. It’s okay that the early portions coast along with a nonchalant vibe, but this cannot sustain the latter parts that are about intense showdowns on Ducatis".[8] The Times of India "Irumbu Kuthirai has been publicized as a bike racing film but what really works is the romance...The (...) sore point is the mood-killing songs. But, most importantly, the racing portions are a letdown. The role of the antagonist is underwritten and thus, we are never taken in by this part of the film".[9] Sify wrote, "Irumbu Kuthirai in spite its rich production values and slick camerawork falls prey to a lot of compromises like half a dozen songs which pop up at regular intervals, the melodrama and romance in large dose" and concluded that "it fails on the script level which Yuvraj Bose has tried to compensate with a glossy presentation".[10] The New Indian Express wrote, "Irumbu Kuthirai's trailer promised much - a film with lots of action and thrill and bike racing stunts. But the film fails to match up to it due to its superficial take on both its emotional quotient and action quota...apart from a few impressively choreographed bike chase and fight scenes, there is not much going for the film".[11]

References

  1. ↑ The author has posted comments on this article (2013-06-27). "Atharvaa's Irumbu Kuthirai about bikers! - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. ↑ "AGS Entertainment announces six Tamil films - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  3. ↑ The author has posted comments on this article (2013-10-04). "Atharvaa, Priya to shoot in Italy - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Lakshmi Rai to ride super-bikes for her role in Irumbu Kuthirai". Behindwoods.com. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  5. ↑ Share on Twitter (2013-11-10). "Joshna is the latest addition to Irumbu Kuthirai - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  6. ↑ Share on Twitter (2014-03-26). "Confusion sorted: Lakshmi Rai is back in Irumbu Kuthirai - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  7. ↑ Share on Twitter (2014-05-19). "Akshara's special song in Irumbukuthirai - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  8. ↑ "Skilled but not slick". The Hindu. 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  9. ↑ Share on Twitter (2014-08-30). "Irumbu Kuthirai Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  10. ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/irumbu-kuthirai-review-tamil-15058205.html
  11. ↑ Malini Mannath. "Tamil Screen's Fast and Furious Fails to Deliver". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

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