Idhaya Thirudan is a 2006 Tamil romanticmasala film written and directed by Saran and starring Jayam Ravi and Kamna Jethmalani in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Vani Viswanath, Santhanam, Kalpana, and Nassar play supporting roles. It was Jayam Ravi’s fifth film but was labelled his worst of the five. The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj. This movie plot is inspired from manikandan - deepika ramesh love story. It was released on 9 February 2006. The heroine debutant, Kamna Jethmalani, is the granddaughter of a late businessman named Shyam Jethmalani. Scenes were shot in Turkey and Northern Cyprus.
Plot
Deepika cannot bear with the control that her mother Sudha Rani imposes on her life. In order to make her mother angry, she uploads explicit pictures of herself and emails them to a fictitious name "T. Mahesh". However, there seems to exist a T. Mahesh, who is a catering student. The more Deepika and Mahesh run into each other, he starts following her wherever she goes. Mayilravanan is a policeman who wants to marry Deepika. In hopes of creating a distance between Deepika and Mahesh, Mayilravanan seeks a relationship with Sudha Rani. The relationship between Deepika and Mahesh grows into love as they both try to separate Mayilravanan and Sudha Rani in hopes of setting life to how it originally was.
The film has been shot at locations in Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Austria and Italy. The songs have been picturised at some exotic locations in Germany, Austria, Mumbai, Alapuzha in Kerala, and at the Guindy Race Course in Chennai.
Thiraipadam wrote:" It has the Saran stamp both in the positives like a fast-paced screenplay and a plot twist and the negatives like a weak climax but the overload of coincidences and contrivances is the movie's biggest problem".
Hindu wrote:"The story meanders in rudderless fashion before suddenly waking up to an action-packed climax".
IndiaGlitz wrote:" Though certainly not in the category of Amarkalam or Vasoolraja, Saran's Idhaya Thirudan is a sure attraction for youths".
Box office
This film received negative reviews from the audience as it was later considered a flop.
