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Irumbu Thirai is a film of genre Drama directed by Subramaniam Srinivasan with Sivaji Ganesan

Irumbu Thirai (1960)

Irumbu Thirai
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Genres Drama
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Irumbu Thirai (English: Iron Curtain) is a 1960 Black-and-white Mondo film Tamil film written by produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Shivaji Ganesan Vyjayanthimala, Saroja Devi with K. A. Thangavelu, S. V. Ranga Rao, Pandari Bai and Vasundhara Devi as the ensemble cast of the film. This film is a remake of Hindi film Paigham released a year earlier. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and the lyrics were penned by Kothamangalam Subbu, Papanasam Sivan and Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. The editing was done by M. Umanath while the camera was handled by P. Elappa and N. C. Bala Krishna. The story revolves around the two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner.

Synopsis

The story revolves around the two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner.

Actors

Sivaji Ganesan
Vyjayanthimala
B. Saroja Devi
Thangavelu
Pandari Bai
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