Idhaya Thirudan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Saran
Written by	Saran Crazy Mohan
Produced by	K. Balachander (Presenter) Pushpa Kandhaswamy
Starring	Jayam Ravi Kamna Jethmalani
Cinematography	Venkatesh Anguraj
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Music by	Bharadwaj
Production company	Kavithalayaa Productions
Distributed by	Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date	10 February 2006 (2006-02-10)
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Idhaya Thirudan (transl. Heart Thief) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Kamna Jethmalani, while Prakash Raj, Vani Viswanath, Santhanam, Kalpana, and Nassar play supporting roles. It was Jayam Ravi’s fifth film but was labelled his worst of the five. The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj.

Plot

A young woman posts her pictures online and emails them to a fictitious address; to her surprise, a person actually exists at the address. They meet and eventually fall in love, but a police officer poses trouble because he is interested in the girl.

Cast

Production

The film has been shot at locations in Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Austria and Italy. The songs have been picturised at some exotic locations in Germany, Austria, Mumbai, Alapuzha in Kerala, and at the Guindy Race Course in Chennai.^[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack consist of 6 songs composed by Bharadwaj.The Lyrics of the songs were written by Vairamuthu.

Critical reception

• Thiraipadam wrote:" It has the Saran stamp both in the positives like a fast-paced screenplay and a plot twist and the negatives like a weak climax but the overload of coincidences and contrivances is the movie's biggest problem".^[2]
• Hindu wrote:"The story meanders in rudderless fashion before suddenly waking up to an action-packed climax".^[3]
• IndiaGlitz wrote:" Though certainly not in the category of Amarkalam or Vasoolraja, Saran's Idhaya Thirudan is a sure attraction for youths".^[4]

Box office

This film received mixed reviews from the audience.^[5]