{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | director = S. T. Gunasekaran | writer = S. T. Gunasekaran | producer = S. P. Chandrasekar<br />Krishnaveni Chandrasekar | starring = Adithya<br />Manoha | cinematography = G. Kanagaraj | editing = R. T. Annadurai | music = Aadhish Uthriyan | studio = Atchaya Multimedia Creations | released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|03|06}} | runtime = 155 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Innoruvan''''' ({{translation|Another man}}) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by S. T. Gunasekaran. The film stars newcomers Adithya and Manoha, with Visu, Manivannan, M. S. Bhaskar, Kadhal Dhandapani, R. Aravindraj, Pasi Sathya, Vincent Roy, P. R. Varalakshmi, and Crane Manohar playing supporting roles. It was released on 6 March 2009.
==Plot== Siva (Adithya) is a naive ragpicker who works for Vaali (M. S. Bhaskar) and lives with his widow mother (Pasi Sathya). His life changes when he meets a judge (Visu) who motivates him and lectures him about Swami Vivekananda's principles and philosophies. Siva dreams to buy a closed paper mill, so he decides to work hard and with positive thinking to realise his dream. In the meantime, Siva falls in love with the college student Kavinaya (Manoha), daughter of the greedy politician Sadhasivam (Manivannan). Siva starts to woo her, and it annoys Kavinaya. Therefore, she and her father get Siva arrested, and the police brutally beat him up. Thereafter, Kavinaya understands Siva's feelings and eventually accepts his true love. Sadhasivam cheats the local minister and idol smuggler Aranganayagam (Kadhal Dhandapani). He takes away his 1000 crores of rupees and escapes with the money. Aranganayagam's henchmen then try to abduct Kavinaya, but Siva comes to her rescue and saves her. Thereafter, Siva gets a bank loan thanks to the help of a well-wisher and rents a paper-mill. With the support of a corrupt cop (Vincent Roy), Aranganayagam once again abducts Kavinaya. To save his lover, Siva steals a Murugan idol in a famous temple and hides it in Aranganayagam's house. When the police search into Aranganayagam's house, they find several idols and arrests him; thus, Kavinaya is saved. The film ends with Siva buying the paper mill of his dream.
==Cast== {{cast listing| *Adithya as Siva *Manoha as Kavinaya *Visu as Judge *Manivannan as Sadhasivam *M. S. Bhaskar as Vaali *Kadhal Dhandapani as Aranganayagam *R. Aravindraj as Police Inspector *Pasi Sathya as Siva's mother *Vincent Roy as Assistant Commissioner *P. R. Varalakshmi as Aranganayagam's wife *Crane Manohar *Swaminathan *Easter as LIC Agent *Kalidoss as Swamy *Gowthami Vembunathan *Azhagu *Risha in a special appearance *Vahini in a special appearance }}
==Production== S. T. Gunasekaran, a former associate of director R. Aravindraj, made his directorial debut with ''Innoruvan''. The film was launched on 5 April 2008 at the AVM Studios in Chennai. Newcomers Adithya and Manoha were signed to play the lead roles. Veteran actors like Visu, Manivannan, Dhandapani, M. S. Bhaskar and Crane Manohar were hired to play prominent roles. G. Kanagaraj took care of camera works while Aadhish Uthriyan scored the music and the editing was handled by R. T. Annadurai. Actor M. S. Bhaskar sang a Gaana song in the film. The film was shot in Pondicherry, Courtallam and Ambasamudram.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 October 2008 |title=A film with newcomers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/A-film-with-newcomers/articleshow/3628907.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317164546/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/A-film-with-newcomers/articleshow/3628907.cms |archive-date=17 March 2022 |access-date=16 March 2019 |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2009 |title='I was mistaken for a ragpicker' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/Mar/18/i-was-mistaken-for-a-ragpicker-33886.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224065852/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/Mar/18/i-was-mistaken-for-a-ragpicker-33886.html |archive-date=24 February 2026 |access-date=24 February 2026 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== The soundtrack was composed by Aadhish Uthriyan. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by S. P. Chandrasekar, Kadhalmadhi and S. T. Gunasekaran.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Duration |- | "Kaadal Desathile" || 4:45 |- | "Vellarikkaya Vanthu Daaham Theeredi" || 3:43 |- | "Neeralayee Thanneralayee" || 4:08 |- | "Siva Sivaa Siva" || 3:57 |- | "En Kathaliye Kandaal" || 4:59 |}
==Release and reception== The film was released on 6 March 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamil movies released on March 6 |url=https://newgenentertainments.com/tamil-movies-released-on-march-6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251110194141/https://newgenentertainments.com/tamil-movies-released-on-march-6/ |archive-date=10 November 2025 |access-date=24 February 2026 |website=New Gen Entertainments |language=en}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan of ''Rediff.com'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 and said, "Innoruvan is 20 years too late".<ref>{{cite web |author=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=9 March 2009 |title=Innoruvan is 20 years too late |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/09tamil-review-innoruvan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004113138/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/09tamil-review-innoruvan.htm |archive-date=4 October 2018 |access-date=16 March 2019 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''The Hindu'' said, "Atchaya Multi Media’s ‘Innoruvan’ has a positive message with a neat story line on which bank the happenings. But the main problem with it is the commercial elements".<ref>{{cite news |author=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=13 March 2009 |title=Comedy comes to the rescue -- Innoruvan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Comedy-comes-to-the-rescue-Innoruvan/article15937479.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628222904/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Comedy-comes-to-the-rescue-Innoruvan/article15937479.ece |archive-date=28 June 2018 |access-date=16 March 2019 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> ''The New Indian Express'' wrote, "Appreciable is the debutant director’s effort to convey a relevant, positive message: That nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it. The first half is focused and deftly handled, the scenes having a smooth flow. But somewhere towards the second half, the director loses his focus".<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 March 2009 |title=Nothing is impossible |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/Mar/12/nothing-is-impossible-32293.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224070159/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/Mar/12/nothing-is-impossible-32293.html |archive-date=24 February 2026 |access-date=24 February 2026 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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Category:2009 Tamil-language films Category:2009 comedy-drama films Category:2009 directorial debut films Category:2009 films Category:2009 Indian films Category:Films shot in Puducherry Category:Indian comedy-drama films Category:Tamil-language comedy-drama films Category:Tamil-language Indian films