Iru Dhuruvam (TV series)

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Iru Dhuruvam
Official poster
Genre
Written byM Kumaran
Directed byM Kumaran
Starring
Music bySurya Prasadh R
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersSameer Nair
Pramod Cheruvalath
CinematographyRaja K Bakthavatchalam
EditorsKarthik Ram
Ashwath Shivkumar
Production companiesApplause Entertainment
A Sign Of Life Productions
Original release
NetworkSonyLIV
Release29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)

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]

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[edit]

The 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 (2019-09-29)

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Episodes[edit]

Season 1[edit]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The Homicide Of A Young Woman"M KumaranM Kumaran29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
22"A New Lead For Viktor"M KumaranM Kumaran29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
33"A New Victim"M KumaranM Kumaran29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
44"Scrutinizing The Past Records"M KumaranM Kumaran29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
55"Viktor Receives A Warning"M KumaranM Kumaran29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
66"Finding Potential Evidences"M KumaranM Kumaran29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
77"Viktor Gets Flabbergasted"M KumaranM Kumaran29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
88"An Eye On The Killer"M KumaranM Kumaran29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
99"Mind Games"M KumaranM Kumaran29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Viswanathan, VishnuPriya (2 October 2019). "SonyLIV launches Tamil web series 'Iru Dhuruvam'". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ "'Iru Dhuruvam' Trailer: Nandha and Abdool starrer 'Iru Dhuruvam' Official Trailer". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Iru Dhuruvam, a thriller with a dose of Thirukkural". Cinema Express. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Iru Dhuruvam renewed for a season 2, to go on floors soon". Cinema Express. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Iru Dhuruvam Review – A Reasonably Sharp Psycho-Thriller". Binged.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

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