Thiruda Thiruda

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Thiruda Thiruda
Directed by Mani Ratnam
Produced by Mani Ratnam
Written by Mani Ratnam,
Ram Gopal Varma
Starring Anand
Prashanth
Heera Rajgopal
Anu Agrawal
Salim Ghouse
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music by A. R. Rahman
Distributed by Madras Talkies
Release date(s) 1993
Running time 140 mins
Language Tamil
IMDb profile

Thiruda Thiruda (Thief Thief) (1993) is a film comedy, in Tamil, directed by the acclaimed film maker Mani Ratnam, and scripted by Ram Gopal Varma, yet another iconic Indian film maker. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Heera Rajgopal from the film Thiruda Thiruda
Heera Rajgopal from the film Thiruda Thiruda

The film revolves around two thieves, Kadir and Azhagu (Anand and Prashanth), and their friend Rajathi (Heera Rajgopal) who're on the run from police who believe they're behind a huge robbery. While the three characters are on the run, chased by the police, they come across a mysterious woman, and their quest for Rs. 1000 crores - stolen money on its way into the hands of a ruthless gangster - begins. During their journey, they face many trials, and encounter many characters, however, ulltimately their success depends on trust, friendship and love.


[edit] Trivia

  • This film is reputed to be one of the first Indian movies to have used cinematographic devices such as Akela Cranes. P.C. Sriram provided the cinematography for this film.
  • The film bombed at Box Office as critics were expecting a serious plot from Ratnam himself.
  • Dubbed in hindi as Chor Chor.

[edit] Soundtrack

Thiruda Thiruda:
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack by A. R. Rahman
Released 1993
Genre Soundtrack
Label Bayshore Audio
Producer(s) A. R. Rahman

The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.

Track listing:

  1. "Kannum Kannum" – Mano
  2. "Konjam Nilavu" – Anupama
  3. "Veerapandi Kotayile" – Mano, Unnimenon, K. S. Chithra
  4. "Thee Thee" – Carolene
  5. "Rasathi" – Shahul Hameed (This song is a'cappella without any instrumental accompaniment)
  6. "Putham Pudhu Boomi " – K. S. Chithra, Mano

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