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{{Infobox film
| name = Irumbu Pookkal
| image = Irumbu Pookkal.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[G. M. Kumar]]
| producer = R. Pushpa
| writer = [[G. M. Kumar]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]|[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]}}
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Ilavarasan
| editing = Shyam<br />Vincent
| distributor =
| studio = Pushphalayam Movies
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1991|02|16}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Irumbu Pookkal''''' ({{Translation|Iron Flowers}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1991|1991]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime film]] directed by [[G. M. Kumar]]. The film features [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] and [[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]] in lead roles. The film, produced by R. Pushpa, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and was released on 16 February 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=irumbu%20pookkal|title=Filmography of irumbu pookkal|accessdate=2012-12-25|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref>

== Plot ==

A military officer ([[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]), 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 ([[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]]) 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 ([[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]) becomes a famous singer in jail while his sister becomes a reporter. K. Balasubramaniyam (Sathyajith), 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, K. Balasubramaniyam wins widely the election. Chitra ([[Pallavi (entertainer)|Pallavi]]), a feminist journalist and the only witness of the massacre, tries to take revenge with the help of Dharma.

== Cast ==

*[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Dharma
*[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]] as Chitra
*[[Sathyajith (actor)|Sathyajith]] as K. Balasubramaniyam
*[[R. P. Viswam]]
*[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]]
*[[Kumarimuthu]]
*[[Khaja Sharif]]
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] in a guest appearance
*[[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]] in a guest appearance

== Soundtrack ==

{{Infobox album
| name = Irumbu Pookkal
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1991
| recorded = 1991
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 17:30
| label =
| producer = Ilaiyaraaja<br />M. S. Viswanathan
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 4 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002724|title=Irumbu Pookkal Songs|accessdate=2012-12-25|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/irumbu-pookal/37990|title=Irumbu Pookal|accessdate=2012-12-25|publisher=hummaa.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00209|title=Irumbu Pookal – Illaiyaraja |accessdate=2012-12-25|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Composer !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Eyzhai Unakku" || A. R. Sheik Mohammed || rowspan=2|[[M. S. Viswanathan]] || rowspan=2|Kamakodiyan || 3:47
|-
|2 || "Muththaana Muththam" || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 4:41
|-
|3 || "Naanum Kooda" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || rowspan=2|[[Ilaiyaraaja]] || rowspan=2|[[Gangai Amaran]] || 4:23
|-
|4 || "Rettai Kuruvi" || Mano, P. Susheela || 4:39
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by G. M. Kumar]]

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>Agastya17 at 05:25, 4 July 2021