Iruvar

Ponniyin Selvan is a film that portrays the rivalry between two political icons in Tamil Nadu, and how it intertwines with the close connection between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics. Iruvar is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language Biography Drama film starring Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Revathi, Gautami, Mohanlal Viswanathan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and C.k. Saraswathi. Madras Talkies was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Mani Ratnam and G. Srinivasan. Iruvar is written by Mani Ratnam and Suhasini Maniratnam and it is directed by Mani Ratnam. Madras Talkies acquired the distribution rights for the film. Iruvar was released on 14th January 1997 and takes a screen time of 158 minutes. Iruvar was made on a budget of ₹12 crore. The screenplay for the movie was written by Mani Ratnam. Cinematography was done by Santosh Sivan and editing by Suresh Urs. The music was composed by Ar Rahman along with A. R. Rahman. At the 1998 South Filmfare Awards It won 2 awards including: Best Actor (Mohanlal Viswanathan) and Best Film. At the 1998 National Film Awards It also won 2 awards including: Best Supporting Actor (Prakash Raj) and Best Cinematography.