''Irumbu Pookkal'' () is a 1991 Tamil-language

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directed by G. M. Kumar. The film stars Karthik and Pallavi. It was released on 16 February 1991.

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

* Karthik as Dharma * Pallavi as Chitra *

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as K. Balasubramaniyam *

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* Kumarimuthu * Khaja Sharif * Prabhu in a guest appearance * Rekha in a guest appearance

Production

According to Kumar, ''Irumbu Pookkal'' was "chopped mercilessly" by the

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Soundtrack

The music composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

and

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1990s Tamil-language films 1991 crime films 1991 films Censored films Films directed by G. M. Kumar Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian crime films