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{{Infobox film
| name = Aayirathil Iruvar
| image = Aayirathil Iruvar.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Saran (director)|Saran]]
| producer = Subha Saran Sankar Krishnamoorthy
| writer = Saran
| starring = [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]] [[Sakshi Chaudhary|Samuthrika]] [[Surabhi Santhosh|Swasthika]] [[Kesha Khambhati]]
| music = [[Bharathwaj]]
| cinematography = Krishna Ramanan [[Sathyan Sooryan]]
| editing = [[Prasanna GK]]
| studio = Saran Movie Factory Sankar K Praveen Films
| distributor =
| released = 22 September 2017
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross =
}}
'''''Aayirathil Iruvar''''' ({{translation|Two in a thousand}}) is a 2017 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action romance film]] written, directed and co-produced by [[Saran (director)|Saran]]. The film features [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]] in dual lead roles and three newcomers, [[Sakshi Chaudhary|Samuthrika]], [[Surabhi Santhosh|Swasthika]] and [[Kesha Khambhati]], as the female leads, while the director's regular composer [[Bharathwaj]] scores the music. The film was shot primarily in Thirunelveli while filming took also place in Hyderabad, Bangkok and Dubai.<ref name="Saran">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/director-saran-is-back-with-aayirathil-iruvar/article6324288.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment|title=Back after a break|author=Nikhil Raghavan|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The film was said to be dealing with [[money laundering]] and [[hawala]].<ref name="Saran" /> The film which began production in December 2012 went through several production delays and released on 22 September 2017. It fared poorly at the box office.<ref>{{Citation|title=Aayirathil Iruvar Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/aayirathil-iruvar/movie-review/60804350.cms|accessdate=2018-05-29}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Vinay Rai|Vinay]] as Senthattikaalai and Sevathakaalai
*[[Sakshi Chaudhary|Samuthrika]] as Adhirshtamalar
*[[Surabhi Santhosh|Swasthika]] as Bhumika
*[[Kesha Khambhati]] as Urmila Naidu
*[[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]] as Bhima Raju
*[[Sreejith Ravi]] as Thilak Prabhu
*[[Kaajal Pasupathi]] as Arundhati
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Vanarajan
*[[Aruldoss]] as Mandhiramoorthy
*[[Rethika Srinivas]]
*[[Mayilsamy]]
*[[Daniel Annie Pope]] as Manish
*[[Shanoor Sana]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
In September 2012, it was first reported that Saran had stopped working on the pre-production of ''Aal, Ambu, Senai'', a venture featuring [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]] and chosen to work on a script titled ''Senthatti Kaalai Sevatha Kaalai'' with [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vinay-cuts-his-bday-cake-on-ep-sets-news-tamil-mjvjDFcgiec.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311191812/http://www.sify.com/movies/vinay-cuts-his-bday-cake-on-ep-sets-news-tamil-mjvjDFcgiec.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-11|title=Vinay cuts his b'day cake on EP sets|work=Sify}}</ref> The film was announced to be jointly produced by Vikram Raju for Vega Entertainment and Saran who would also work on the story, screenplay and direction. [[Bharathwaj]], a regular in Saran's projects, was signed on to compose the music while three new girls called Samuthrika, [[Kadambari Jethwani]] and Shilpi Verma were signed on to play pivotal roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-21/news-interviews/37220267_1_director-saran-vinay-rai-sevatha-kaalai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106210844/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-21/news-interviews/37220267_1_director-saran-vinay-rai-sevatha-kaalai|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-01-06|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Director Saran is back!}}</ref>

Production began in December 2012 in Thirunelveli, and posters from a photo shoot featuring Vinay in dual roles were released later in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/senthatti-kaalai-sevatha-kaalai-gets-ready-imagegallery-1-kollywood-ncioPxhgeaa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211035522/http://www.sify.com/movies/Senthatti-Kaalai-Sevatha-Kaalai-gets-ready-imagegallery-1-kollywood-ncioPxhgeaa.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-11|title=Senthatti Kaalai Sevatha Kaalai|work=Sify}}</ref> Bharadwaj noted that the film was a musical, revealing he had composed six songs of usual length plus fifteen more of about thirty seconds length for scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/dream-come-true/article4451850.ece|title=Dream come true|author=Nikhil Raghavan|work=The Hindu}}</ref> However the film ran into troubles in 2013 and filming was postponed for the remainder of the year.

The team re-emerged and began production again in early January 2014, with Saran announcing that he had taken over the production and that new actresses Swasthika and [[Kesha Khambhati]] were also being introduced, in place of a couple of actresses who had been revealed earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top10cinema.com/article/23620/saran-bharadwaj-combo-again|title=Saran-Bharadwaj combo again – Top10 Cinema|work=top10cinema.com}}</ref> In a press meet in August 2014, Saran announced that he had renamed two of the three female lead to avoid confusion with existing artistes. Hindi actress [[Sakshi Chaudhary]] became Samuthrika for Tamil films after impressing Saran at an audition, while [[Surabhi Santosh]] became Swasthika after Saran was impressed by a photograph. Supporting actress Rethika Srinivas, previously seen in ''[[Vazhakku Enn 18/9]]'' (2012) and ''[[Nimirndhu Nil]]'' (2014), revealed that she would play a village character pitted against the two characters played by Vinay. She also revealed that the film's title had been changed to ''Aayirathil Iruvar'' and the team subsequently shot scenes in Tirunelveli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-comedys-loss/article5848250.ece|title=Etcetera: Comedy’s loss?|author=Nikhil Raghavan|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140615/entertainment-kollywood/article/actor-vinay-does-double-act|title=Actor Vinay does a double act|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Besides Rethika, Sana and [[Kaajal Pasupathi]] were reported to play important roles.<ref name="Saran" /> After three years of delays, the film was readied for release in September 2017 with the team heavily promoting Kaajal in the promotional posters, after she had gained fame through her appearance in ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil (season 1)|Bigg Boss]]'' (2017).

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Aayirathil Iruvar
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Bharathwaj]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 11 February 2015
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 23:04
| language = Tamil
| label = Junglee Music
| producer = [[Bharathwaj]]
| prev_title = [[Azhagiya Pandipuram]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]
| next_year = 2017
}}
The film's music was composed by Bharathwaj, while the audio rights of the film was acquired by Junglee Music. The album released on 11 February 2015 with seven songs featuring lyrics by [[Vairamuthu]], [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]], Sreedevi and Saran.

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| lyrics_Credits = yes
| total_length =
| title1 = Ammanae Ammanae
| lyrics1 = Saran
| extra1 = Nivas, Vijaylakshmi, Priyaavishwa, Haritha
| length1 = 3:50
| title2 = Ponna Pathi Sollava
| lyrics2 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = Unnai Enni Enni Manasu
| lyrics3 = Saran
| extra3 = [[M. K. Balaji]]
| length3 = 3:41
| title4 = Manga Peesula Manga
| lyrics4 = [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]]
| extra4 = Aravind, Deepika
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = Yen Uyirae Nee
| lyrics5 = Saran
| extra5 = Akhila
| length5 = 1:32
| title6 = Yelay Yelay
| lyrics6 = Sreedevi
| extra6 = Sreedevi, Bharadwaj
| length6 = 3:48
| title7 = Thirunelveli Thirunelveli
| lyrics7 = Saran
| extra7 = Karpagam, Bharadwaj
| length7 = 1:45
}}

== Release ==
The film's release was delayed for three years before makers readied the project for release in September 2017, following the publicity created by [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]]'s appearance in [[Mysskin]]'s crime thriller ''[[Thupparivaalan]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/aayirathil-iruvar-to-release-on-september-22nd-2017.html|title=Aayirathil Iruvar to release on September 22nd 2017|date=2017-09-17|work=Behindwoods|access-date=2018-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/is-this-a-successful-trend-or-what/articleshow/60827530.cms|title=Is this a ‘successful’ trend, or what? - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-29}}</ref> The film had a theatrical release on 22 September 2017 on the most crowded release date of the year at the Chennai box office, releasing alongside eight other films. ''Aayirathil Iruvar'' received negative reviews, with Sudhir Srinivasan of [[The New Indian Express]] writing it was an "all-round rotten drama" and adding "''Aayirathil Iruvar'' is Tamil cinema's slap on every person who thinks film critics have an easy job”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/sep/23/aayirathil-iruvar-review-an-all-round-rotten-drama-1661257.html|title=Aayirathil Iruvar review: An all-round rotten drama|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-29}}</ref> A critic from Indiaglitz.com wrote "it is hard to believe that Saran has directed this mess" and that Vinay should "hope to forget this film in a hurry".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/aayirathil-iruvar-tamil-movie-review-18943|title=Aayirathil Iruvar review. Aayirathil Iruvar Tamil movie review, story, rating – IndiaGlitz.com|work=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2018-05-29}}</ref> Likewise, a reviewer from [[The Times of India]] wrote "to even attempt to describe the plot of Aayirathil Iruvar is enough to send one's head spinning, for writer-director Saran fills it with so many subplots that it is quite a wonder that the film makes some sense".<ref>{{Citation|title=Aayirathil Iruvar Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/aayirathil-iruvar/movie-review/60804350.cms|accessdate=2018-05-29}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=4312690}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Saran]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangkok]]
[[Category:Films shot in Dubai]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bharadwaj (music director)]]
[[Category:Films shot in Tirunelveli]]

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