Iru Dhuruvam (TV series)
{{short description|Indian web series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox television
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| director = M Kumaran
| writer = M Kumaran
| music = Surya Prasadh R
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| location =
| cinematography = Raja K Bakthavatchalam
| network = SonyLIV
| editor = Karthik Ram
Ashwath Shivkumar
| company = Applause Entertainment
A Sign Of Life Productions
| executive_producer =
| producer = Sameer Nair
Pramod Cheruvalath
| image = Iru_Dhuruvam_web_series_poster.jpg
| image_alt =
| caption = Official poster
| starring = {{plainlist |
- Nandha Durairaj
- Abdool
- Sebastin Antony
- Abhirami Venkatachalam
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| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 9
| list_episodes = Iru Dhuruvam (web series)#Episodes
| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|09|29|df=y}}
| last_aired =
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Iru Dhuruvam ({{Translation|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. 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. The series marked the first Tamil Original streaming series produced for SonyLIV and the first season released on 29 September 2019 with nine episodes. On 24 February 2023 a second season consisting 10 episodes was released. Season 2.
Cast
- 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
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!" 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.
Series overview
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Episodes
=Season 1=
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|Title = A New Lead For Viktor
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|Title = A New Victim
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|Title = Scrutinizing The Past Records
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|Title = Viktor Receives A Warning
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Finding Potential Evidences
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Viktor Gets Flabbergasted
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|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = An Eye On The Killer
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Mind Games
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References
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{{Cite news|title=SonyLIV launches Tamil web series 'Iru Dhuruvam'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sonyliv-announces-tamil-series-iru-dhuruvam/article29573750.ece|access-date=16 May 2023|newspaper=The Hindu|first=VishnuPriya|last=Viswanathan|date=2 October 2019|archive-date=11 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511210058/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sonyliv-announces-tamil-series-iru-dhuruvam/article29573750.ece|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web |title='Iru Dhuruvam' Trailer: Nandha and Abdool starrer 'Iru Dhuruvam' Official Trailer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/mx-play/tamil/iru-dhuruvam-trailer-video-nandha-and-abdool-starrer-iru-dhuruvam-official-trailer-video/videoshow/76199232.cms |access-date=4 June 2020 |website=The Times of India}}
{{Cite web |title=Iru Dhuruvam, a thriller with a dose of Thirukkural |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/oct/01/iru-dhuruvam-a-thriller-with-a-dose-of-thirukkural-14639.html |access-date=1 October 2019 |website=Cinema Express |date=October 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620065206/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2019/oct/01/iru-dhuruvam-a-thriller-with-a-dose-of-thirukkural-14639.html |url-status=live }}
{{Cite web |title=Iru Dhuruvam: A Tamil web series that stands out in many ways|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/iru-dhuruvam-a-tamil-web-series-that-stands-out-in-many-ways-news-tamil-tklmn6jgjbifg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011111605/https://www.sify.com/movies/iru-dhuruvam-a-tamil-web-series-that-stands-out-in-many-ways-news-tamil-tklmn6jgjbifg.html |archive-date=11 October 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=11 December 2019 |website=Sify}}
{{Cite web |title=Iru Dhuruvam renewed for a season 2, to go on floors soon |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/oct/12/iru-dhuruvam-renewed-for-a-season-2-to-go-on-floors-soon-27235.html |access-date=12 October 2021 |website=Cinema Express |date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026153102/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/oct/12/iru-dhuruvam-renewed-for-a-season-2-to-go-on-floors-soon-27235.html |url-status=live }}
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