Kollywood release

Iru Mugan

Name: Iru Mugan
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
Released: 2016-09-08
Duration: 150 min
Cast: Vikram, Nayanthara, Nithya Menen, Nassar, Thambi Ramaiah

Kollywood20162h 30mTamilTop 38% of Kollywood budgets

53Standing

113th of 227 in Kollywood

Reported gross: 70
Return on budget: 69
Audience rating: 12
Momentum: 54

Out-grossed 70% of Kollywood releases with reported figures ($14M).
Returned 2.4× its budget, against an industry median of 1.5×.
Momentum in the 54th percentile.
Audience rating 5.3 from 41 votes, the 12th percentile.

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Cost: $6M
Took: $14M

Against a Kollywood median of 1.5×, so this one returned 1.6 times what a typical release there does.

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The picture

A disgraced RAW agent Akilan (Vikram) is recalled by the agency to track down a crazy scientist and a cross dresser Love (also Vikram), who has discovered a deadly new drug ‘Speed inhaler’.

Released: 8 September 2016
Runtime: 2h 30m
Language: Tamil
Industry: Kollywood

Top billedAll 11 credits

VikramAkhilan / Love
NayantharaHalena
Nithya MenenAayushi
NassarMalik
Thambi RamaiahMuthaiah
KarunakaranPeter

Made by

Director: Anand Shankar
Screenplay: Anand Shankar
Original Music Composer: Harris Jayaraj
Director of Photography: R. D. Rajasekhar
Producer: Shibu Thameens

Filed under

ActionThrillerScience FictionMystery

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