Iru Medhaigal

{{Infobox film

| image = Iru Medhaigal.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = Muktha Srinivasan

| screenplay = Muktha Srinivasan

| story = Thooyavan

| producer = Muktha Ramaswamy

| starring = Sivaji Ganesan
Saritha
Prabhu
Radha

| cinematography = M. Karnan

| editing = V. P. Krishnan
C. R. Shanmugam

| music = M. S. Viswanathan

| studio = Muktha Movies

| released = {{Film date|1984|09|14|df=y}}

| country = India

| language = Tamil

}}

Iru Medhaigal ({{translation|Two Geniuses}}) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film{{Cite magazine |last=சம்பத்ஜி |date=9 December 1984 |title=புதுமுகங்கள் கூட்டத்துக்கு ஆள் சேர்க்க வேண்டாமா? |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-12-09/page/n47/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240418092359/https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-12-09/page/n47/mode/2up |archive-date=18 April 2024 |access-date=18 April 2024 |magazine=Kalki |pages=46–47 |language=Tamil |via=Internet Archive}} directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by Muktha Ramaswamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Prabhu and Radha. It was released on 14 September 1984,{{Cite web |title=241–250 |url=https://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp25.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231024144105/https://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp25.htm |archive-date=24 October 2023 |access-date=24 October 2023 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}} and failed at the box office.{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=7 February 2023 |title=ஒரே நாளில் இரண்டு படங்கள் ரிலீஸ்: 17 முறை சாதனை செய்த நடிகர்திலகம்! |url=https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/two-films-released-by-an-actor-on-the-same-day-actor-thilakam-has-achieved-this-feat-17-times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304145830/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/two-films-released-by-an-actor-on-the-same-day-actor-thilakam-has-achieved-this-feat-17-times |archive-date=4 March 2023 |access-date=18 April 2024 |website=Kamadenu |language=ta}}

Plot

Balaram kidnaps the children of rich but dishonorable people and ransoms them. Ranga is a car thief. The two men meet when Balaram mistakenly kidnaps Ranga assuming he is Rajalingam's nephew, Mahesh. The confusion is cleared up and they realise that they both are searching for the same person, Devaki. She is Ranga's long-lost older sister and she's also Balaram's ex-girlfriend. The two decide to continue working together while they search and kidnap Radha. She is the heiress to a great fortune left to her by her older brother Chandrasekar. Rajalingam is the manager of Radha's companies and refuses to hand over the ransom. Radha is convinced her guardian would give any ransom to see her safe. She works with the two men to get to the bottom of the mystery. Balaram and Ranga enter Radha's house under false pretenses and discover that Radha's guardian is Devaki. They also learn that Rajalingam seems to have an odd hold over her. The two must work to understand the circumstances that led Devaki to this situation and deal with Rajalingam.

Cast

{{cast listing|

Sivaji Ganesan as Balaram
Saritha as Devaki
Prabhu as Ranga
Radha as Radha
Silk Smitha as Kavitha
Manorama
M. N. Nambiar as Rajalingam
Jaishankar as Chandrasekar (guest appearance)
Major Sundarrajan (guest appearance)
Janagaraj as Mahesh
Radha Ravi as Ravi
Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Gurumoorthy
V. Gopalakrishnan
Kathadi Ramamurthy
Typist Gopu
LIC Narasimhan

}}

Production

Some filming, including a romantic duet picturised on Prabhu and Radha, took place in Ooty.{{Cite news |date=24 June 1984 |title=பிரபு - ராதா ஊட்டியில் உல்லாசம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_8_242/4.jp2/full/1000,1341/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250127064524/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_8_242/4.jp2/full/1000,1341/0/default.jpg |archive-date=27 January 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}} The song "Ammuti Kitaru" was shot at Vauhini Studios.{{cite news |date=1 September 1984 |title=சிவாஜி - பிரபு நடிக்கும் ஏவிஎம்மின் நாம் இருவர் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_8_309/3.jp2/full/1000,1404/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625143959/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_8_309/3.jp2/full/1000,1404/0/default.jpg |archive-date=25 June 2025 |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=Anna |pages=3 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}}

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan Lyrics by Vaali.{{Cite web |date=31 December 1984 |title=Iru Medhaigal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/iru-medhaigal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1340774071 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231024143943/https://music.apple.com/in/album/iru-medhaigal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1340774071 |archive-date=24 October 2023 |access-date=24 October 2023 |website=Apple Music}}{{Cite web |title=Iru Medhaigal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by MS Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/iru-medhaigal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ms-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024144305/https://mossymart.com/product/iru-medhaigal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ms-viswanathan/ |archive-date=24 October 2023 |access-date=24 October 2023 |website=Mossymart}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Nee Oru Kaditham

| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela

| title2 = Adiye

| extra2 = Malaysia Vasudevan

| title3 = Ennudaya

| extra3 = Vani Jairam

| title4 = Ammuti Kitaru

| extra4 = B. S. Sasirekha

}}