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{{short description|2014 film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Irumbu Kuthirai
| image = Irumbu Kuthirai Official Poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = Yuvaraj Bose
| producer = {{unbulleted list|Kalpathi S. Aghoram|Kalpathi S. Ganesh|Kalpathi S. Suresh}}
| writers = Yuvaraj Bose, Narsim
| starring = [[Atharvaa]] [[Priya Anand]] [[Johnny Trí Nguyễn]] [[Raai Laxmi]]
| music = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[R. B. Gurudev]] [[Gopi Amarnath]]
| editing = [[T. S. Suresh]]
| studio = [[AGS Entertainment]]
| distributor = AGS Entertainment [[Kalasangham Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2014|8|29}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Irumbu Kuthirai''''' (English: Iron Horse) is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[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.<ref>{{cite web|author=The author has posted comments on this article |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/news-interviews/40231959_1_atharvaa-paradesi-bikers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110004640/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/news-interviews/40231959_1_atharvaa-paradesi-bikers |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-10 |title=Atharvaa's Irumbu Kuthirai about bikers! |date=2013-06-27 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> The film was released on 29 August 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, India|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 slip (U.S. automotive)|pink slip]]s 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 of possessing the Raven. He lets Michael and Samyuktha go, who then leave on the Raven, heading back home.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Atharvaa]] as Michael Prithviraj Narayanan
*[[Priya Anand]] as Samyuktha Ramakrishnan
*[[Raai Laxmi]] as Christina
*[[Johnny Tri Nguyen]] as Don Stoney
*[[Jagan (actor)|Jagan]] as Jagan
*[[Manobala]] as Prithviraj's boss
*[[Mayilsamy]] as Jeevan Ramesh
*[[Devadarshini]] as Mary Narayanan
*[[Anupama Kumar]] as Samyuktha's aunt
*[[Swaminathan]] as traffic police
*[[Sachu]] as Prithviraj's grandmother
*[[Joe Malloori]] as Rooban
*[[R. Neelakantan|Neelu]] as Manobala's father
*[[Joshna Fernando]] as Christina's sister
*[[Kaajal Pasupathi]] as Assistant Commissioner
*[[Alisha Abdullah]] as Don's assistant (guest appearance)
*[[Akshara Gowda]] as [[item number]] "Pondicherry"
*[[Ducati Diavel]] as Raven
*[[Nakshatra Nagesh]] as school girl
{{colend}}

==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, a former assistant of Arivazhagan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ags-entertainment-announces-six-tamil-films/380704-71-180.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327113637/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ags-entertainment-announces-six-tamil-films/380704-71-180.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-03-27 |title=AGS Entertainment announces six Tamil films – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> [[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 a 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 (union territory)|Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite web|author=The author has posted comments on this article |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-04/news-interviews/42715840_1_atharvaa-yuvaraj-bose-italy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109221928/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-04/news-interviews/42715840_1_atharvaa-yuvaraj-bose-italy |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-09 |title=Atharvaa, Priya to shoot in Italy |date=2013-10-04 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/lakshmi-rai-irumbu-kuthirai-27-08-13.html |title=Lakshmi Rai to ride super-bikes for her role in Irumbu Kuthirai |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=2013-08-27 |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> In November 2013 it was reported that Lakshmi Rai was out of the project, and a relative newcomer, [[Joshna Fernando]], was hired and he shot for some sequences and a song with the cast in the Italy schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Joshna-is-the-latest-addition-to-Irumbu-Kuthirai/articleshow/25507107.cms |title=Joshna is the latest addition to Irumbu Kuthirai |work=The Times of India|date=2013-11-10 |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> In a turn of events, [[Lakshmi Rai]] began filming for the project again in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Confusion-sorted-Lakshmi-Rai-is-back-in-Irumbu-Kuthirai/articleshow/32671544.cms |title=Confusion sorted: Lakshmi Rai is back in Irumbu Kuthirai |work=The Times of India|date=2014-03-26 |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> [[Akshara Gowda]] shot for a dance number in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Aksharas-special-song-in-Irumbukuthirai/articleshow/35307140.cms |title=Akshara's special song in Irumbukuthirai |work=The Times of India|date=2014-05-19 |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Irumbu Kuthirai
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| prev_title = [[Saivam]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Darling (2015 Tamil film)|Darling]]
| next_year = 2014
}}

{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Penne Penne
| extra1 = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], [[Bhavatharini]], Yaazhini
| lyrics1 = [[Thamarai]]
| length1 = 6:00
| title2 = Ange Ippo Enna Seigiraai
| extra2 = [[Vijay Prakash]], Mugdha Hasabnis, [[M. M. Manasi]]
| lyrics2 = Thamarai
| length2 = 4:45
| title3 = Pondicherry
| extra3 = [[A. R. Reihana]], [[Priya Hemesh]]
| lyrics3 = Thamarai
| length3 = 3:30
| title4 = Alay Paayum
| extra4= [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
| lyrics4 = Thamarai
| length4 = 4:80
| title5 = Hello Brother
| extra5= [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], [[Suchitra]], [[Chinna Ponnu]]
| lyrics5 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| length5 = 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/irumbu-kuthirai-review/article6364904.ece |title=Skilled but not slick |work=The Hindu|date=2014-08-30 |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> [[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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Irumbu-Kuthirai/movie-review/41286920.cms |title=Irumbu Kuthirai Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India |work=The Times of India|date=2014-08-30 |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> [[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 the large dose" and concluded that "it fails on the script level which Yuvraj Bose has tried to compensate with a glossy presentation".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140830092001/http://www.sify.com/movies/irumbu-kuthirai-review-tamil-15058205.html sify.com]</ref> [[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".<ref>{{cite web|author=Malini Mannath |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Tamil-Screen%E2%80%99s-Fast-and-Furious-Fails-to-Deliver/2014/08/31/article2406787.ece |title=Tamil Screen's Fast and Furious Fails to Deliver |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3681488}}
{{AGS Entertainment}}

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