21 years of Iyarkai: Where and why to stream SP Jananathan’s debut romantic drama film on OTT

21 years of Iyarkai: Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story White Nights, the movie explores unrequited love and loss. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

Iyarkai

It has been 21 years since the release of the 2003 romantic drama film Iyarkai. The film stars Shaam, Arun Vijay and Radhika Kumaraswamy in the lead roles. One of the cult classics of Tamil cinema, the film is available on the SunNXT app and OTTplay Premium, if you would like to revisit or see it afresh for the first time.

21 years of Iyarkai - Where to stream on OTT?

Iyarkai is directed by late filmmaker S. P. Jananathan in his directorial debut. The film is a romantic drama, featuring a love triangle between the characters played by Shaam, Arun Vijay and Radhika Kumaraswamy. The film released in theatres on November 21, 2003, and now completes 21 years since its release.

If you would like to revisit the film, it is available on the SunNXT app and OTTplay Premium. Iyarkai is said to be based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story White Nights. The film is set against the backdrop of a harbour and revolves around a woman who is unable to reciprocate a sailor's love because she is in love with a ship captain who never came back after venturing out into the sea. Iyarkai went on to become a critically acclaimed film and even won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 51st National Film Awards in 2004.

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Why stream Iyarkai on OTT?

Iyarkai is a romantic drama that went on to become a classic in SP Jananathan’s works. The film won several accolades. Produced by Prisem Films, Vidyasagar's music became one of the plus points of the film, which made the film evergreen for the Tamil film audience.

The film explored the pain of unrequited love, expectations and loss without a closure. It went on to become one of the much-appreciated romance stories told in Tamil cinema. Cinematographer N. K. Ekambaram shot the film and Ganesh Kumar handled the edits.

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