| Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam | |
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| Directed by | chimbu deven |
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| Written by | Chimbu deven |
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| Cinematography | Azhagappan.N |
| Editing by | Raja mohamad |
| Studio | AGS Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 7 May 2010 |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | 12 crores[1] |
| Box office | 14.5 crores[2] |
Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam (Tamil: இரும்பு கோட்டை முரட்டு சிங்கம்;English: The Iron Fort's Furious Lion) is a 2010 Indian Tamil western film directed by Chimbu Deven, starring choreographer-turned-actor Lawrence Raghavendra, Sandhya, Lakshmi Rai and Padmapriya in lead roles.[3] The film is a "Western adventure comedy film" based on Cowboy stories, which is set in the 19th century.[4] The film's shooting commenced in April 2009 and released on 7 May 2010, positive reviews for its story.In tamil cinema, after the movie ganga, this is a full length cowboy movie being taken after 38 years. The movie was appreciated to be in the standards of an original Italian cowboy movies. The film comically highlights the current world politics.
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The town of Jayshankarapuram, home of Tamil-speaking cowboys, is ruled by a one-eyed tyrant Kelakku Kattai (Nasser) (literally "Eastwood"), who rules over other villages as well, is always surrounded by his assistants Pakki (Lakshmi Rai) and Ulakkai. In order to free their town from Kattai's rule, four men (played by Mouli, Ilavarasu, Ramesh Khanna and Vaiyapuri) travel to a neighboring town Sholaypuram to seek out a savior.
There, they encounter Singaram (Lawrence), a man with a noble heart, who has been sentenced to death for negligence of duty. The gang saves Singaram from execution and explains their situation. Singaram learns why he was chosen: the previous marshal of Jayashankarapuram, the brave Singam (also Lawrence), the only one who stood up to Kelakku Kattai's tyranny, bore a striking resemblance to Singaram. Singam disappeared under mysterious circumstances years ago and the town was left defenseless.
Thus Singaram is brought to the village and passed off as Singam. Singaram learns to adapt to his new name, learning all of the hero's skills and tricks. He wins the respect of the village seniors (Delhi Ganesh, Manorama and others), and a girl Baali (Padmapriya) falls for him. Soon he surpasses the original hero's prowess, though initially it is due to dumb luck.
In between the hero’s and the villain’s camp is a Red Indian village where the tribals are pure vegetarians. With the introduction of this village, Aathirikesa the leader of the tribal group, his father Rangula, and his beautiful daughter Thumbi are also introduced.
The gist of the story: The villagers at Jayashankarapuram find a map that is hidden in their ‘MGR Timesquare’. But it is only one half they have. They have to find the other half to hunt for treasure that is preserved and hidden somewhere far away. But the villain, Nasser has other plans. He negotiates a deal of freeing prisoners in exchange of the treasure. Does the Marshall Singam along with Sai Kumar, Lakshmi Rai, Vaiyapurai, Ilavarasu, MS Bhasker and Sams find the treasure?
All songs lyrics written by 'Kaviperarasu' Vairamuthu...
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| Title | Singers |
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| "Velaikkari Nee" | N.K. Balaji, Ramya, Bhargavi |
| "Nenjam Nenjam" | G. V. Prakash Kumar, Harini, Sulabha |
| "Ilantamizha" | Tippu |
| "War Theme" | Rahul Nambiar |
| "Kanna Nee Ennai" | Bombay Jayashri, Naveen Iyer, D.A. Srinivas |
| "Raaja Singham" | Rahul Nambiar, Shakthi, Big Nikk |
| "Irumbukottai Murattu Singam" | Theme |
The film was shot in 86 days. A huge effort went into Art Direction and Costume design. The film was shot in Ambasamutharam, Palakad, Salem, Thiruvanamalai, Raichutti and Kandi in Karnataka. For the first time a huge set was constructed across the river in Kandi. The crew also travelled to Vietnam - Holong bay for a song shoot in a old ship.
Produced on a huge budget of 12 crores the film was a big success at the boxoffice grossing over 15 crores. It was well received by family audiences especially children. The film comically highlights the current world politics. It was well received by the critics. Art direciton, Cinematography and Costume design were highly appreciated. The final treasure hunt sequences were on par with any Hollywood films.
The film was dubbed into Telugu as Super Cowboy.
