{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Iru Vallavargal | image = Iru Vallavargal.jpg | caption = Poster | director = K. V. Srinivasan | screenplay = K. Devarajan | producer = R. Sundaram | starring = [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] <br /> [[R. S. Manohar]] | cinematography = S. S. Laal | editing = L. Balu | music = [[Vedha (composer)|Vedha]] | studio = [[Modern Theatres]] | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1966|2|25|ref1=}} | runtime = 156 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Iru Vallavargal''''' ({{translation|Two Mighty Men}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]], directed by K. V. Srinivasan, produced by [[Modern Theatres]] and written by K. Devarajan. The film stars [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] and [[R. S. Manohar]], with [[L. Vijayalakshmi]], [[S. A. Ashokan]], C. Vasantha, [[K. A. Thangavelu|Thangavelu]] and [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1959 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Do Ustad (1959 film)|Do Ustad]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2021 |title=#GoldenFrames: Jaishankar, the 'James Bond' of Tamil Cinema |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/goldenframes-jaishankar-the-james-bond-of-tamil-cinema/articleshow/85892509.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904192516/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/goldenframes-jaishankar-the-james-bond-of-tamil-cinema/articleshow/85892509.cms |archive-date=4 September 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=[[Indiatimes]]}}</ref> The film was released on 25 February 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1966 – இருவல்லவர்கள் – மாடர்ன் தியேட்டர்ஸ் |url=http://lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1966-cinedetails4.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921095531/http://lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1966-cinedetails4.asp |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref>
== Plot == {{No plot|date=April 2022}}
== Cast == {{Cast listing| * [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Rajan * [[R. S. Manohar]] as Mohan * [[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as Rani * [[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Rao Bagadur * [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Sundaramoorthy * C. Vasantha as Parvathy * [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Rupa *[[A. Karunanidhi]] as Vairamani * Baby Shakeela as Kumaran }}
== Soundtrack == Music was composed by [[Vedha (composer)|Vedha]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iru Vallavargal (1966) |url=https://mio.to/album/Iru+Vallavargal+%281966%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724003519/https://mio.to/album/Iru+Vallavargal+%281966%29 |archive-date=24 July 2021 |access-date=23 February 2019 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Iru Vallavargal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Vedha |url=https://mossymart.com/product/iru-vallavargal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-vedha/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028125203/https://mossymart.com/product/iru-vallavargal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-vedha/ |archive-date=28 October 2021 |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Songs !! Singer !! Length |- | "Naan Malarodu" || rowspan=2|[[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || 3:30 |- | "Aasaiya Kobama" (Un Pazhakathin) || 3:34 |- | "Kaveri Karaiyin" || P. Susheela & chorus || 3:24 |- | "Angey Yen Indha" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || 3:15 |- | "Kadhal Undagum" || L. R. Eswari, [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] || 3:32 |- | "Anubavi Jora Anubavi" || T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari || 3:15 |- | "Kuva Kuva Pappa" || M. S. Rajeswari || 3:40 |- | "Uravirundhal Pirivirukkum" ||Sirkazhi Govindarajan || 1:05 |}
== Reception == T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' called the film "mediocre".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=2 April 1966 |title=Some Recent Releases |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n725/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230203073154/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n725/mode/2up |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=3 February 2023 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=52 |via=[[Internet Archive]] |volume=20}}</ref> ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' also gave a negative review.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=27 March 1966 |title=இரு வல்லவர்கள் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1966-03-27/page/n17/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231108054206/https://archive.org/details/kalki1966-03-27/page/n17/mode/2up |archive-date=8 November 2023 |access-date=8 November 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=17 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|8971612}}
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