Iru Dhuruvam (transl. Two Poles) is an Indian Tamil-language crime thriller streaming television series produced as an Original for SonyLIV, written and directed by debutant M Kumaran.[1] Produced by Sameer Nair and Pramod Cheruvalath under the banner Applause Entertainment and A Sign Of Life Productions, the series stars Nandha Durairaj in the lead role along with Abdool, Sebastin Antony and Abhirami Venkatachalam.[2] The series marked the first Tamil Original streaming series produced for SonyLIV and the first season released on 29 September 2019 with nine episodes.[3] On 24 February 2023 a second season consisting 10 episodes was released. Season 2.[4]
| Iru Dhuruvam | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | M Kumaran |
| Directed by | M Kumaran |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Surya Prasadh R |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Sameer Nair Pramod Cheruvalath |
| Cinematography | Raja K Bakthavatchalam |
| Editors | Karthik Ram Ashwath Shivkumar |
| Production companies | Applause Entertainment A Sign Of Life Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | SonyLIV |
| Release | 29 September 2019 |
Cast
edit- Nandha Durairaj as Viktor Selladurai
- Abdool as Kishore
- Sebastin Antony as Gunasekaran
- Abhirami Venkatachalam as Geetha
- Jeeva Ravi as Rangaraj Tripathi
- P. Aneesha as Gayathri
- Ajit Koshy as Manova Devanesan
- Balaji as Prabhakaran
- Nandhini Madhesh as Keerthana
- Karthik Nagarajan as Tech guy
Reception
editThe series opened to extreme positive reviews from critics. Sify said, "Iru Dhuruvam does finally manage to achieve what it set out to and for one definitely hope to see Viktor and Kishore in Season 2 pretty soon!"[5] Republic World wrote, "Iru Dhuruvam is a crime thriller that consists of the common elements of the genre but still manages to keep you hooked to your screen because of the deft direction by M Kumaran. The story grabs your attention with its edge of the seat narrative." Binged.com gave a rating of 6 out on 10 and called the series a reasonably sharp Psycho-Thriller.[6]
Series overview
edit| Season | No. of episodes | Original release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 01 | 9 | 29 September 2019 | ||
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Episodes
editSeason 1
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Homicide Of A Young Woman" | M Kumaran | M Kumaran | 29 September 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "A New Lead For Viktor" | M Kumaran | M Kumaran | 29 September 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "A New Victim" | M Kumaran | M Kumaran | 29 September 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Scrutinizing The Past Records" | M Kumaran | M Kumaran | 29 September 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "Viktor Receives A Warning" | M Kumaran | M Kumaran | 29 September 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "Finding Potential Evidences" | M Kumaran | M Kumaran | 29 September 2019 |
| 7 | 7 | "Viktor Gets Flabbergasted" | M Kumaran | M Kumaran | 29 September 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "An Eye On The Killer" | M Kumaran | M Kumaran | 29 September 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "Mind Games" | M Kumaran | M Kumaran | 29 September 2019 |
References
edit- ^ Viswanathan, VishnuPriya (2 October 2019). "SonyLIV launches Tamil web series 'Iru Dhuruvam'". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "'Iru Dhuruvam' Trailer: Nandha and Abdool starrer 'Iru Dhuruvam' Official Trailer". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Iru Dhuruvam, a thriller with a dose of Thirukkural". Cinema Express. October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Iru Dhuruvam renewed for a season 2, to go on floors soon". Cinema Express. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Iru Dhuruvam: A Tamil web series that stands out in many ways". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Iru Dhuruvam Review – A Reasonably Sharp Psycho-Thriller". Binged.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
External links
edit- Iru Dhuruvam at IMDb