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Diana Guzman, a troubled Brooklyn teenager, decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer, all while keeping it a secret from her father.


A grumpy boxing coach takes on a young, rebellious woman under his wings and starts training her for the world championship. But their biggest battle has to be fought outside the ring.

R. Madhavan
Prabhu Selvaraj

Ritika Singh
Madhi

Mumtaz Sorcar
Luxmi

Nassar
'Punch' Pandian

Radha Ravi
Muralikrishnan

Kaali Venkat
Saamikannu

Zakir Hussain
Dev Khatri
Baljinder Kaur
Damayanthi
Bipin
Innocent

Sanchana Natarajan
Boxing student
Irudhi Suttru is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of corruption, sports, woman director, female boxing. Directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad, it stars R. Madhavan, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar. A grumpy boxing coach takes on a young, rebellious woman under his wings and starts training her for the world championship. But their biggest battle has to be fought outside the ring.
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