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{{Short description|2013 Indian film by Selvaraghavan}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Irandam Ulagam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Selvaraghavan]]
| producer = [[Prasad V. Potluri]]
| writer = Selvaraghavan
| starring = [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] [[Anushka Shetty|Anushka]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Harris Jayaraj]] [[Anirudh Ravichander]] '''Score:''' Anirudh Ravichander
| cinematography = [[Ramji (cinematographer)|Ramji]]
| editing = [[Kola Bhaskar]]
| studio = [[PVP Cinema]]
| distributor = [[The Show People]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|11|22|ref1=}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Irandam Ulagam''''' ({{Translation|Second world}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic fantasy]] film written and directed by [[Selvaraghavan]]. Starring [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] and [[Anushka Shetty]], the film's soundtrack was composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]], with a score composed by [[Anirudh Ravichander]] and cinematography handled by [[Ramji (cinematographer)|Ramji]]. After several months of production, the film was released worldwide on 22 November 2013.

==Plot==
''Irandam Ulagam'' is about two stories which unfold concurrently in two different planets – the [[Earth]] and an unnamed [[exoplanet]]. On Earth a naive medical student Ramya who has a crush on an academic mathematician Madhu Balakrishnan, asks him out. He initially refuses her proposal for marriage as his father has a disability, needing his full attention and care. Later, Madhu gradually reciprocates Ramya's love seeing her caring nature and proposes marriage. But, she reluctantly rejects his proposal as her family has already arranged her marriage. While on a trip to Goa, Madhu wins Ramya's heart while her fiancé abruptly cancels the marriage citing dowry as the reason. She suddenly dies in a freak accident, and this is followed by Madhu's paralysed father's death too. Depressed by the sudden twin tragedies, Madhu becomes a vagabond in Goa. He sees an apparition of his dead father that tells him death is an illusion. Later, at a local tourist spot, he follows an empty car to a hilltop and tries to commit suicide. He gets injured and faints while trying to drive the car.

The story moves parallel in the alternate world in a relatively primitive kingdom which protects the immortal Amma. The son of a noble military commander, Maravan, falls in love with a [[working class]] orphan, Varna. Maravan, though fearless, does not take an interest in martial arts and roams around the kingdom drinking with his friends. Varna, on the other hand, is interested in a military career though she picks and packs wild mushrooms to eke out a living. She also has the desire to protect Amma from the enemies of the kingdom. While gatecrashing a military admissions exam for Amma's protection, the tyrant king condemns Varna to his harem. Maravan pleads with the king to release Varna, and the king, in return, challenges Maravan to get hold of a lion's skin within three days. Maravan, though inexperienced, fights with the lion that has never been conquered until then and gets Varna released. At the behest of the king, Varna is forced to marry Maravan, which goes against her [[free will]]. So, she tries to commit suicide after assaulting the king. But Amma saves her, and the riled king exiles her to the forest. Depressed, Maravan tries to commit suicide in vain. Taunted by new military recruits, Maravan climbs a sacred mountain called Swamimalai.

Meanwhile, with the special powers of Amma, an inter-planetary portal opens briefly between Maravan in Swamimalai and Madhu in Goa. Maravan rescues the fainted Madhu from the car and takes him to Amma for treatment. People of the kingdom celebrate Madhu mistake him for an angel. Enemies lay siege to the kingdom and try to kidnap Amma, but intoxicated Maravan fights them off with the help of Varna, who returns from the forest. When Madhu looks at Varna (who looks like Ramya), flowers begin to bloom in the kingdom for the first time. But the timid people force Varna back into the forests. Later Maravan's bravery is rewarded by his father and king, who admits him into military service. Maravan, with new-found confidence, goes into the forest to meet Varna with food and blankets. But she rejects him again. Madhu, too goes into the forest to meet Varna. This time, Varna accepts his friendship. Marvan gets jealous of Madhu. A stormy night forces Varna to eventually return to the kingdom from the forest. The enemies of the kingdom capture Amma while the irate king sends Maravan for execution for illegally housing Varna. Maravan is captured by the enemy troops while abducting Amma. Madhu and Varna set out through the forest to find Maravan and Amma. Varna eventually realises that she had fallen in love with her husband Maravan after hearing about Ramya. Maravan bravely wipes out the entire army of the enemy and escapes with Amma on a boat. But Madhu is drowned in combat. Amma stops Varna and Maravan from saving him. Then an inter-planetary portal opens briefly again, and Madhu lands in another unnamed exoplanet where he finally meets his soulmate Ramya look-alike again. He earnestly asks her if she is single. Finally, he realises that it is his true destiny.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] as Maravan/Madhu Balakrishnan
* [[Anushka Shetty|Anushka]] as Ramya/Varna/Anushka (Voice dubbed by [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]])
* [[Tinatin Dalakishvili|Tina Dalakishvili]] as Amma
* [[Venkatesh Harinathan]] as Venky
* [[Ashok Kumar (Telugu actor)|Ashok Kumar]] as Madhu's father
* Padu Raman as Chief Doctor
* Hema Rajkumar as Ramya's colleague
* Selva
* [[Rohit Kalia]] as Ramya's fiancé (special appearance in "Kanimozhiyae" song)
* [[Selvaraghavan]] (voice role) as houseowner
}}

==Production==
===Development===
After deciding to shelve another project titled ''Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam'' featuring Dhanush and Andrea, Selvaraghavan began shooting with the same cast in June 2010, for a film titled ''Maravan''. Filming was held at Jeppiaar Engineering College in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 2010 |title=Priyamani signs her third Kannada film |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/priyamani-signs-her-third-kannada-film/652395/2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923054023/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/priyamani-signs-her-third-kannada-film/ |archive-date=23 September 2022 |access-date=7 August 2013 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The title later was changed to ''Irandam Ulagam'' and in a turn of events, [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] replaced Prakash Kumar as music composer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2010 |title=Yuvan replaces GV in Selva's film |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/yuvan-replaces-gvin-selva-s-film-news-tamil-km1jHjcefaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230104025/http://www.sify.com/movies/yuvan-replaces-gvin-selva-s-film-news-tamil-km1jHjcefaa.html |archive-date=30 December 2010 |access-date=7 August 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2010 |title=GV Prakash makes his point |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gv-prakash-makes-his-point-news-tamil-km2ocIhjcdh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231161115/http://www.sify.com/movies/gv-prakash-makes-his-point-news-tamil-km2ocIhjcdh.html |archive-date=31 December 2010 |access-date=7 August 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 January 2011 |title=A glimpse of Gita |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-15/news-interviews/28354711_1_selva-positive-energy-irandam-ulagam |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120927183848/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-15/news-interviews/28354711_1_selva-positive-energy-irandam-ulagam |archive-date=27 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2011 |title=G.Dhananjayan joins UTV |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/g-dhananjayan-joins-utv-news-tamil-lcbrc0chhec.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204034002/http://www.sify.com/movies/g-dhananjayan-joins-utv-news-tamil-lcbrc0chhec.html |archive-date=4 February 2011 |access-date=7 August 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> However, in a sensational turn, Prakash Kumar was assigned again as composer after Yuvan Shankar Raja moved out of the project.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 April 2011 |title=GV Prakash replaces Yuvan Shankar Raja |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/GV-Prakash-replaces-Yuvan-Shankar-Raja/articleshow/7851329.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927150109/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-03/news-interviews/29374791_1_kadhal-kondein-yuvan-shankar-raja-selvaraghavan |archive-date=27 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film ran into trouble yet again after lead actress Andrea Jeremiah pulled out of the film.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dhanush gets Simbu's heroine! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-12/news-interviews/29535378_1_tinsel-town-kollywood-heroine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106124339/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-12/news-interviews/29535378_1_tinsel-town-kollywood-heroine |archive-date=2012-11-06 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 2011 |title=Richa in, Andrea out? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Richa-in-Andrea-out/articleshow/8219049.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120927184019/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-11/news-interviews/29528698_1_selvaraghavan-idhu-maalai-nerathu-mayakkam-irandam-ulagam |archive-date=27 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2011 |title=Selva clears the air about Mayakkam Enna |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/selva-clears-the-air-about-mayakkam-enna-news-tamil-ljmkHrdajjf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106094603/http://www.sify.com/movies/selva-clears-the-air-about-mayakkam-enna-news-tamil-ljmkHrdajjf.html |archive-date=6 November 2011 |access-date=29 December 2011 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 May 2011 |title=Harris' Chinese connection |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Harris-Chinese-connection/articleshow/8412971.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927184257/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-18/news-interviews/29555629_1_chinese-connection-mandarin-chinese-song |archive-date=27 September 2012 |access-date=29 December 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

Meanwhile, Harris Jayaraj was confirmed to be a part of the project as the music director, again replacing Prakash Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2011 |title=Harris Jayaraj teams with Selvaraghavan |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/harris-jayaraj-teams-with-selvaraghavan-news-tamil-ljujRGhigce.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923184031/http://www.sify.com/movies/harris-jayaraj-teams-with-selvaraghavan-news-tamil-ljujRGhigce.html |archive-date=23 September 2011 |access-date=29 December 2011 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[Sivakarthikeyan]] also briefly shot for the film in a supporting role, but was replaced by [[Venkatesh Harinathan]] after having creative differences with Selvaraghavan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Apr 14, 2015 |title=Did you know? Sivakarthikeyan acted in Irandam Ulagam |url=http://www.2daycinema.com/news-id-sivakarthikeyan-arya-14-04-151634.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081116/http://www.2daycinema.com/news-id-sivakarthikeyan-arya-14-04-151634.htm |archive-date=16 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |website=2daycinema}}</ref>

===Filming===
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|quote = "No one has really attempted a mystical film. There is a lot of Sufism and a Zen feel to the film. I have made a romantic film that uses these elements in the background. There is a reality in mysticism"
|source = Selvaraghavan, on the making of ''Irandam Ulagam''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nikhil Raghavan |date=10 August 2013 |title=Art from the heart |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/art-from-the-heart/article5009751.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811021547/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/art-from-the-heart/article5009751.ece |archive-date=11 August 2013 |access-date=28 October 2016 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
}}
The film shooting took off on 24 December 2011, in [[Ramoji Film City]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} The next schedule was filmed in [[Goa]], inside the [[Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani – Goa Campus|BITS-Pilani, Goa]] Campus, following which the team shot few scenes in [[Rio de Janeiro]] and the forests of [[Brazil]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} Some portions were shot in Hyderabad.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}} Arya worked out to build a huge frame and [[Rectus abdominis muscle|six-pack abs]] to fit the muscular lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arya works out to build 6-pack abs for Irandam Ulagam |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-a-miracle-that-s-happened-to-me-1869815 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028142221/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-a-miracle-that-s-happened-to-me-1869815 |archive-date=28 October 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref> The team returned from Georgia after almost two months of continuous shoot under extreme conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2012 |title=Selvaraghavan is back from Georgia |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/selvaraghavan-is-back-from-georgia-news-tamil-mi3lGRjacbb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830031335/http://www.sify.com/movies/selvaraghavan-is-back-from-georgia-news-tamil-mi3lGRjacbb.html |archive-date=30 August 2012 |access-date=23 November 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]] dubbed in Tamil for Anushka. The unit after shooting at Ramoji Film City moved to the holy town of Srisailam situated in Nallamala Hills of Kurnool district. Scenes crucial for the story were shot in this last and final schedule.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2012 |title='Irandam Ulagam' last schedule in Srisailam! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam-last-schedule-in-srisailam-news-tamil-mlxkdhjjhce.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123161844/http://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam-last-schedule-in-srisailam-news-tamil-mlxkdhjjhce.html |archive-date=23 November 2012 |access-date=23 November 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The talkie portions of the project were completed by April 2013.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}

In October 2013, all post-production work including [[computer-generated imagery]] work lasting several weeks was finally over and the content was [[Picture lock|locked]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 October 2013 |title=' Irandam Ulagam' confirmed for November 22 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam-confirmed-for-november-22-news-tamil-nkyw7xdgafi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028021137/http://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam-confirmed-for-november-22-news-tamil-nkyw7xdgafi.html |archive-date=28 October 2013 |access-date=26 October 2013 |work=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Irandam Ulagam
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Harris Jayaraj]] and [[Anirudh Ravichander]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 18 September 2013
| recorded = 2012–2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 42:30
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Harris Jayaraj]]
| prev_title = [[Thuppakki]]
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = [[Endrendrum Punnagai]]
| next_year = 2013
| chronology = [[Harris Jayaraj]]
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Anirudh Ravichander]]
| type = Soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Vanakkam Chennai]]
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Irandam Ulagam
| year = 2013
| next_title = [[Velaiyilla Pattathari]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
{{Singles
| name = Irandam Ulagam
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Pazhangkalla
| single1date = 2 September 2013
}}
}}
Harris Jayaraj was hired to compose the soundtrack of ''Irandam Ulagam''. All the songs in the soundtrack were written by [[Vairamuthu]]. Jayaraj said that the songs would feature breezy romantic and situation based tracks as per the film's central theme.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Harris Jayaraj speaks on 'Maatraan' & 'Irandam Ulagam' |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jayaraj-speaks-on-maatraan--irandam-ulagam/254710-71-174.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509141224/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jayaraj-speaks-on-maatraan--irandam-ulagam/254710-71-174.html |archive-date=9 May 2012 |access-date=5 May 2012 |work=[[IBNLive]]}}</ref> The song "En Kaadhal Thee" sung by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] was recorded in late October 2012.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}

A single track sung by [[Dhanush]], titled "Pazhangkalla" was released on 2 September 2013. The soundtrack was released at a launch event held at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai on 18 September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 September 2013 |title='Irandam Ulagam' audio launched in style |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam-audio-launched-in-style-news-tamil-nietQifeeei.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805154520/http://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam-audio-launched-in-style-news-tamil-nietQifeeei.html |archive-date=5 August 2013 |access-date=21 September 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The album was [[Audio mastering|mastered]] and made available for [[iTunes]] on 26 September 2013 and within one week of its release, the album topped at the iTunes India charts.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}

=== ''Irandaam Ulagam'' ===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = En Kaadhal Theeye
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 05:03
| title2 = Vinnathaandi Anbe
| extra2 = [[Vijay Prakash]]
| length2 = 06:53
| title3 = Pazhangkalla
| extra3 = [[Dhanush]]
| length3 = 04:22
| title4 = Kanimozhiye
| extra4 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Megha (singer)|Megha]]
| length4 = 05:50
| title5 = Raakkozhi Raakhozhi
| extra5 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Palakkad Sreeram]]
| length5 = 05:29
| title6 = Mannavane En Mannavane
| extra6 = Gopal Rao, [[Shakthisree Gopalan]]
| length6 = 05:28
| title7 = Irandam Ulagam Theme
| extra7 = Madras Chorale Group
| length7 = 02:23
| all_lyrics = [[Vairamuthu]]
}}

==== ''Irandam Ulagam'' (Additionals) ====
Harris had to opt out of composing the background scores since he was overloaded with work from other projects, pushing him to suggest the team to use another music composer.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}} Selva approached Anirudh and he agreed to work on the score.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}} Later Anirudh announced "I have worked on three songs as part of the background score, which we recorded in Hungary. These songs, with a duration of about 2 mins each, will appear as montages in the movie."<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2013 |title=Anirudh reveals his Irandam Ulagam part |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/anirudh-ravichander-speaks-about-his-background-score-for-irandam-ulagam.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/JgkG9 |archive-date=2023-04-10 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Behindwoods.com}}</ref> The songs were released as additional soundtracks on 14 October 2013. The Irandam Ulagam team was categorical in clarifying that there is no rift or friction between Harris and Selva as some media reports had suggested and that the decision was made positively on a mutual agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2013 |title=Selvaraghavan gets Anirudh on board |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/anirudh-will-work-on-the-bgms-for-irandam-ulagam.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/WEvhO |archive-date=2023-04-10 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Behindwoods.com}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| length7 =
| extra2 = [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]], Anirudh Ravichander
| extra1 = [[Anirudh Ravichander]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
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| title1 = Penne Naa Enna Solla
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| length3 = 02:44
| title3 = Un Kaadhal Ingu Unmaiya
| length2 = 02:03
| title2 = Iravinil Oruvanai
| length1 = 02:14
| extra3 = Anirudh Ravichander
}}

==Marketing==
A 70-feet cut-out of Anushka was erected at Shilpa Kala Vedika in Madhapur, Hyderabad on the eve of the audio launch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huge 70-feet cut-out kick starts buzz for Irandam Ulagam audio launch in Andhra |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/news/varna_audiobuzzoct262013.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131027101027/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/news/varna_audiobuzzoct262013.php |archivedate=27 October 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013 |website=[[Telugucinema.com]]}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Irandam Ulagam'' was initially announced to release in [[Diwali]] 2013, but was later postponed to 22 November,<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 2013 |title='Irandam Ulagam' confirmed for Nov 22 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/irandam-ulagam-confirmed-for-nov-22/articleshow/24691041.cms |access-date=2025-10-07 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> along with its dubbed version in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] titled ''Varnaa''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Varna Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/varna/movie-review/26266702.cms |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801000000/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/varna/movie-review/26266702.cms |archive-date=2017-08-01 |access-date=2022-07-22 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was given a [[U certificate (India)|U certificate]] by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Censor Board]] with no cuts and the film runs for 2 hours 40 minutes and 9 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2013 |title=Irandam Ulagam- Hype builds up! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam--hype-builds-up--news-tamil-nlklvzhiejbsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805111913/https://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam--hype-builds-up--news-tamil-nlklvzhiejbsi.html |archive-date=5 August 2021 |access-date=2021-08-05 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 November 2013 |title=Irandam Ulagam gets a clean 'U' |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-06/news-interviews/43731127_1_irandam-ulagam-period-film-added-cg-work |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110151632/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-06/news-interviews/43731127_1_irandam-ulagam-period-film-added-cg-work |archive-date=10 November 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> According to reports the film's producers, PVP Cinema, will release the fantasy thriller in more than 1,200 screens worldwide which is biggest release ever in Arya's career. Apart from India, "Irandam Ulagam" will release in overseas markets including US, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland and France The film had a grand worldwide premiere on 21 November all over the USA, where it was released in more than 100 screens.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

=== Critical reception ===
''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "With just a handful of movies, Selvaraghavan has announced himself a major filmmaker, and it falls on us to look at his latest venture, ''Irandaam Ulagam'', as the (worthy) next instalment in a thematically connected oeuvre as well as a (problematic) standalone film. It’s a love story without a shred of genuine passion".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=23 November 2013 |title=Irandaam Ulagam: Across the universe |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/irandaam-ulagam-across-the-universe/article5383299.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216094924/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/irandaam-ulagam-across-the-universe/article5383299.ece |archive-date=16 December 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The disjointed way in which the scenes play out in this world at times makes one wonder if we are seeing the film version of a feverish dream Selvaraghavan might have had".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M |date=Nov 22, 2013 |title=Irandam Ulagam |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/irandam-ulagam/movie-review/26222043.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126175813/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/irandam-ulagam/movie-review/26222043.cms |archive-date=26 November 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "''Irandam Ulagam'' is not everybody’s cup of tea, but the film is made with a lot of passion and sincerity. However, like all his previous films, this one too is ahead of its time".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irandam Ulagam |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam-review-tamil-15043816.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123130318/http://www.sify.com/movies/irandam-ulagam-review-tamil-15043816.html |archive-date=23 November 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''[[Rediff]]'' gave 3 out of 5 and wrote, "''Irandam Ulagam'' is a visually stunning fantasy story set in an imaginary world that describes a love that transcends the human understanding of time and space. (It) is an ambitious project by a director who always strives to give a different and unique experience to his audience".<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 November 2013 |title=Review: Irandam Ulagam is a mystical love story |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-irandam-ulagam-is-a-mystical-love-story/20131122.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215194315/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-irandam-ulagam-is-a-mystical-love-story/20131122.htm |archive-date=15 December 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |publisher=}}</ref>

[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] gave 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Selva complicates a simple love story in his attempt to merge romance and fantasy genres, only to give the audience an unbearable experience. The film is ruined by an abstract and complicated screenplay".<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2013 |title='Irandam Ulagam' review: A complicated screenplay ruins the film |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/irandam-ulagam-review-a-complicated-screenplay-ruins-the-film/435742-71-178.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126061109/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/irandam-ulagam-review-a-complicated-screenplay-ruins-the-film/435742-71-178.html |archive-date=26 November 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |website=[[IBNLive]]}}</ref> ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' wrote, "Selva needs to be commended for having chosen such a challenging theme, though he should have taken a little more care to distinguish between the behavioral traits and life styles of the inhabitants of the two worlds".<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 November 2013 |title=Movie review: Irandam Ulagam |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Irandam-Ulagam/articleshow/26223917.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227085713/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Irandam-Ulagam/articleshow/26223917.cms |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |website=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |publisher=}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' gave 2 out of 5 and wrote, "''Irandam Ulagam'', twin worlds, both of which disappoint given that the narrative makes the audience totally disoriented and disinterested in its dour, dull drama that unfolds in spectacular fashion".<ref>{{Cite web |last=S Viswanath |date=23 November 2013 |title=A fantasy fable that fails to fly |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/370476/a-fantasy-fable-fails-fly.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040444/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/370476/a-fantasy-fable-fails-fly.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=28 October 2016 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Brilliantly conceived, the film, however, falls short on execution".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=25 November 2013 |title=Tales of two worlds conceived brilliantly, executed poorly |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Tales-of-two-worlds-conceived-brilliantly-executed-poorly/2013/11/25/article1907907.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203080233/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Tales-of-two-worlds-conceived-brilliantly-executed-poorly/2013/11/25/article1907907.ece |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=17 December 2013 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Planetary romance]]
*[[Science fiction films in India]]

==References==
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