Iruvar (English: The Duo) is a 1997 Tamil political drama film co-written, directed and produced by Mani Ratnam, telling a fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi and their influential relationship between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics. The film starred Mohanlal and Prakash Raj in the lead roles with Aishwarya Rai, a former Miss World beauty pageant, making her screen debut through this film in dual characters. Gouthami, Tabu, Revathi and Nassar play other supporting roles, while the film had music composed by A. R. Rahman and cinematography by Santosh Sivan.
The film was showcased in the Masters section at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was a critical success and won the Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival and two National Film Awards.
Set in 1950s, the film begins with Anandan (Mohanlal), a struggling actor, seeking opportunities which will give him a big break in the film industry. Under his uncle's help, Anandan is given an opportunity to audition for the lead role in a forthcoming film. He arrives in the studio and practices his combat skills with sword props provided on the sets while waiting for the director and the crew. At this juncture, he meets Tamizhselvan (Prakash Raj), a small time writer who enters the studio with some sarcastic poetry and this prompts both into a little debate. The debate turns into a mutual respect into each other, and impressed by Tamizhselvan's skills, Anandan requests Tamizhselvan to write dialogues for him to recite during the audition.
Aishwarya Rai, known also as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after her marriage (Tulu pronunciation [əjɕʋərjaː rəj]; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994. Rai has featured in films in various languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali.
Often cited by the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world", Rai made her acting debut with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997), and had her first commercial success in Jeans (1998). She found success in Bollywood with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002) and eventually won two Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category.
After a series of unsuccessful films during 2003–2005, she appeared in the blockbuster action thriller Dhoom 2 (2006) and subsequently featured in such films as Guru (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010). She gained critical acclaim for her performances in offbeat, independent films such as Chokher Bali (2003), Raincoat (2004), and Provoked (2007). Rai has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses of Indian cinema.
Well I, I, I never was
No morning person
And I know I never claim
That I knew everything
You look like you're crazy
You look like you've lost your fucking mind
Looking at my baby
Looking at my baby all the time
Refrain:
All these streets forever
All these streets together
Well I, I, I never was
No morning person
And I know I never claim
That i knew everything
You look like you're crazy
You look like you've lost your fucking mind
looking at my baby
looking at my baby, was it ????
Refrain
You look like you're crazy
You look like you've lost your fucking mind
Looking at my baby
I know how to act
Around women
They loved it when i asked
All my questions
Refrain 1:
Like where're you're from
Where did you come from, honey
What's all that you're saying
What's that game you're playing on me
They don't ever wanna say
Nothing ever comes along
And I know how to act
Around your lady, my friend
She loved it when i asked
All my questions
Refrain 1
Refrain 2:
And I will ride upon your chain
my sugar all the way on now
And all I got for you
my princess is a sugarcube
won't never do
what you wanna do
And all I got for you
my princess is a sugarcube
won't never do at all
I know how to act
Around your lady
She loved it when i asked
Oh so sweetly
Oh Can I go with you
Kind of place to go
Can I stay with you
Inside your home
They don't ever wanna say
Nothing ever comes along
Refrain 2
I don't know
No, no, no, I don't know
I don't think that's a good idea
My son
and I think you better go
I don't know
No, no, no, I don't know
I don't think that's a good idea
I don't think that's a good idea
OooooH
I wanna be with you girl
everywhere you go
I wanna be there with you
I say oooooh
I wanna be with you girl
everywhere you go
I wanna be there with you
Don't you try and dare to come over
on the regular
Don't you try and dare to come over
never more
I see you laying down in the clover
I try something now but it's no good
oooooh and i am sober
I see you love the crowd in the show but
I try something now but it's no good
oooooh and i am sober
Don't you try and dare to come over
on the regular, the regular
Don't you try and dare to come over
never more, never more
Don't you try and dare to come over
on the regualar, the regualar
Don't you try and dare to come over
on the regualar, yeah yeah
Don't you try and dare to come over
on the regular, yeah yeah
Don't you try and dare to come over
Don't you feel as if you spent
Your words on arguments
And papers on the wall
Little Jenni's on the floor
When I'm never not alone
Wants you decide to go
Now feathers in the air
Aaah, leters everywhere
Refrain [2x]:
And it's late now
You don't lay
And I heard what you say
And I leave you there for dead
Don't you feel as if you've been
Your precious and ???
Been something that's not real, oh babe
I am never not alone
Wants you decide to go
And now feathers in the rain
You'll never see me again
Refrain [2x]
I show the Martyrdom
I came to tell you, oh, what you wanna know
I came to tell you, oh, that it's easy
Refrain:
Life is easy, baby
Life is easy
I came to tell you what all you wanna know
I came to tell you about rock & roll
Refrain [2x]
I came to tell you all about rock & roll
I am the wolfman.
i have come to take what's mine yes.
I had the wolfgirl.
A fever for me
is what she had,
and that's alright.
I had the wolfgirl.
i had the wolfgirl, hell was mine yes.
I had a fever for her.
a fever for her
and that's alright.
Well, i want you to know
that i will be
the last man standing
on my own
two feet again.
I am the wolfman.
i have come to take what's mine yes.
I had the wolfgirl.
A fever for me
is what she had,
and that's alright.
I had the wolfgirl.
i had the wolfgirl, hell was mine yes.
I had a fever for her.
a fever for her
and that's alright.
Well, i want you to know
that i will be
the last man standing
on my own
two feet again.
We don't mind the attitude.
but if you plan on comin' in,
i'll be the first one
to tell you.
We can find what you're looking for.
we can find the life source
of your goddamn attitude.
Now how do you say
leave it alone?
Black horns of the minotaur
that adorn the future cars.
You give it a real nice color.
We can find what you're looking for.
We won't find the life source
of your goddamn attitude.
And now how do you say ..ooo
leave it alone?
...Oh why?
Why do you waste your time
you silly thing? You
know i am a liar.
why?
Why do you waste your time
i'm almost a dying.
The ice behind
the face that hates mine,
I'm gonna get you runnin'.
The ice behind
the face that hates mine,
i'm gonna get you screamin'.
And now how do you say ...ooo
(you) leave it alone?
Sweet teeny dream my jesus,
your woman
she go and join the navy.
Well i couldn't.
I don't know her
like you think i do. -oh oh
I just don't love her
like i used to.
is she the one?
Is she the one you want?
Well that's a mess oh-oh.
yea that's a mess oh oh.
And that's a mess oh oh oh.
Sweet teeny dream my jesus,
no woman.
Go join the US navy,
well i couldn't.
I don't know her
like you think i do. oh oh
I just don't love her
like i used to.
is she the one?
Is she the one you want?
Well that's a mess oh oh.
is she a mess for you?
And i'm a mess oh oh oh.
We had fire in our hearts but freedom, in our eyes, suffered a hard ride. 2x
Dead man walking
Dead man walking alone
I hear you talking love
I hear you walking alone
Aaaah [4x]
And I'm walking alone [4x]
Dead man walking
Dead man walking alone
I hear you talking love
I hear you walking alone
Aaaah [4x]
And I'm walking alone [8x]
In a place in L.A.
did you foretell the future baby?
by a desert highway
just like a movie.
if our roads are criss-crossed,
we'll meet up in a fancy restaurant
just like a movie,
just like real-life baby.
if we're tangled i hope that it's all clean,
knocked up in dirty scandal,
not like a movie.2x
oo oooo ooo oooo
do you feel the shadow
crawl up your back?
my belladonna.
my soul is black.
if what they say is true,
well i think that i may be in love with you.
is it true? ouuu is it true?
if our roads are criss-crossed,
we'll meet up in a fancy restaurant
just like a movie.
if we're tangled i hope that it's all clean,
knocked up in a dirty scandal
not like a movie.2x
oo oooo ooo oooo
do you feel the shadow
crawl up your back?
my belladonna.
my soul is black.
Refrain:
[2x]
Where you wanna go
Where you wanna go
Oh sweet lady
Oh sweet lady
La lala lala [3x]
La la
Refrain [2x]
La lala lala [6x]