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Irudhi Suttru

2016 · 109 min

A gritty, heartfelt underdog sports drama that mixes raw boxing action with emotional mentor-protégé bonding and a fight against systemic corruption.

Directed by
Sudha Kongara Prasad
Genres
Drama
Starring
R. Madhavan, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar
Overview
A grumpy boxing coach takes on a young, rebellious woman under his wings and starts training her for the world championship. But their biggest battle has to be fought outside the ring.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Sudha Kongara Prasad
Genres
Drama
Starring
R. Madhavan, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • class
  • corruption
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Sudha Kongara Prasad
Written by
Sunanda Raghunathan, Sudha Kongara Prasad, R. Madhavan
Starring
R. Madhavan, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar, Nassar, Radha Ravi, Kaali Venkat, Zakir Hussain, Baljinder Kaur
Music
Santhosh Narayanan
Cinematography
Sivakumar Vijayan
Runtime
109 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi, Tamil

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