Irumbu Thirai (2018 film)

The film stars Vishal, Arjun, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, with Yuvan Shankar Raja composing the soundtrack.

The narrative centers around an army officer, who starts hunting down a gang of hackers after they steal money from his bank account.

The film released worldwide on 11 May 2018[2] and received positive reviews from critics and audience praising the cast performances(particularly Vishal and Arjun), writing, direction, action sequences and technical aspects.

Indian Army Major Kathiravan is working on anger management issues under chief psychiatrist Rathi Devi to return to his job.

With the advice of his uncle, he takes his father to Chennai along with him and tries to get a loan in Rangaswamy's name but is also rejected everywhere due to financial security.

Later on, when Rangaswamy is unable to withdraw money due to insufficient balance, he informs Kathiravan, who in turn is surprised by the missing funds.

Vishal decided to fund and act in a venture directed by newcomer P. S. Mithran in August 2016, and subsequently signed on actress Samantha to play the leading female role in the film.

[4][5][6] The team signed Arya to play the antagonist in October 2016, with the actor accepting terms without hearing the film's entire script.

[7] Subsequently, music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematographer George C. Williams and editor Ruben were added to the project.

[8] The film began production following a launch event in October 2016, with Vishal and Samantha shooting scenes alongside actors Robo Shankar and Delhi Ganesh for the first schedule.

[9] Arya later opted out of the film citing that he was not ready to play an antagonist in Tamil cinema, and subsequently the team brought in Arjun.

IndiaGlitz, in its review, noted, "The album is a definite marker of Yuvan's expertise with Athiradi, Yaar Ivan and Azhage.