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| Directed by | Mani Ratnam |
| Produced by | Mani Ratnam |
| Written by | Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma Sujatha |
| Starring | Prashanth Anand Heera Rajgopal Anu Agarwal Salim Ghouse S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Malaysia Vasudevan |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | P. C. Sriram |
| Distributed by | Aalayam |
| Release date(s) | November 13, 1993 |
| Running time | 140 mins |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | $1 million |
Thiruda Thiruda (Tamil: திருடா திருடா) (Thief Thief) (1993) is a Tamil film comedy, action directed by the acclaimed film maker Mani Ratnam, and scripted by Ram Gopal Varma, yet another iconic Indian film maker. The acclaimed soundtrack and background score of the film are composed by Academy Award Winner A. R. Rahman.
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Fresh printed bank notes to the value of an incredible 1000 crores are stolen in India from a train by the henchmen of a tough gangster Vikram (Salim Ghouse) living in London. Portly CBI Inspector Laxminarayan (S.P. Balasubrahmanyam) and the other CBI officers are assigned to track down the 1000 Crore Rupees worth of stolen currency from the Nasik Government Security Press in 10 days. The code card being the only way to open the container with the money comes into the possession of beautiful Chandralekha. On the way to Vikram she comes across the two thieves Kadir (Anand) and Azhagu (Prashanth) who are on the run from the police along with a village belle Rasathi (Heera Rajgopal). They prevented her suicide and are helping her run away from her ruthless uncle. After some attempts at cheating each other Chandralekha makes friends with the thieves. When she discovers that Vikram is after her for the money, she informs the three others about the real value of the code card. Who gets to keep the money for good forms the rest of the story.
| Thiruda Thiruda: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| Soundtrack by A. R. Rahman | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:28 | |||
| Label | Bayshore Audio | |||
| Producer | A. R. Rahman | |||
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The soundtrack features 7 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The soundtrack skyrocketed to fame upon release, and brought A.R. Rahman to the spotlight.[citation needed] Music director Amit Trivedi, one of A.R.Rahman's biggest self-proclaimed fans, selected the soundtrack to this film as his all time favourite album.[1]
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| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1 | Kannum Kannum | Mano | 4:09 |
| 2 | Konjam Nilavu | Anupama Deshpande, Suresh Peters | 5:50 |
| 3 | Veerapandi Kotayyile | Mano, Unni Menon, K. S. Chithra | 6:31 |
| 4 | Thee Thee | Carolene, Noel James | 4:57 |
| 5 | Rasathi | Shahul Hameed | 3:12 |
| 6 | Putham Pudhu Bhoomi | K. S. Chithra, Mano | 4:46 |
| 7 | Thiruda Thiruda Theme | G. V. Prakash | 1:00 |
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1 | Hum Bhi Tum Bhi | Mano, Udit Narayan | 4:09 |
| 2 | Chandralekha | Anupama Deshpande, Suresh Peters | 5:50 |
| 3 | Pyar Kabhi Na Todenge | Mano, Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra | 6:31 |
| 4 | Dil Hai Sanam | Sujatha | 4:57 |
| 5 | Jor Lagaa | Srinivas, Suresh Peters | 1:26 |
| 6 | Jhoom Jhoom Nacho | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:46 |
| 7 | Chor Chor | G. V. Prakash | 1:00 |
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