KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 \u2014 Malaysian film Irumbuth Thottam, directed by Jaydev Jayakumar, is set to become the first local Tamil feature to receive a public theatrical release in Australia.<\/p>\n
Screenings are scheduled for October 2026, with the film presented in Australia by the Melbourne Malaysian Indian Cultural Club (MMICC).<\/p>\n
Producer Jegen John Peter confirmed to Malay Mail that the Australian release will begin in Melbourne, with cinema listings expected to be announced soon.<\/p>\n
Produced by AVLT Production Sdn Bhd, Irumbuth Thottam explores teenage pregnancy alongside themes of family honour and social expectations.<\/p>\n
The crime thriller centres on the murder of a teenage girl, with two investigators tasked with uncovering the truth and identifying the person responsible.<\/p>\n
Irumbuth Thottam was released in Malaysia on August 6 and has since completed its theatrical run, grossing RM238,876.<\/p>\n
The film was also among the few Tamil productions to be screened in Kuala Terengganu, where, according to Jegen, it drew a large crowd, with Malays making up about 80 per cent of the audience.<\/p>\n
Jayakumar previously told Malay Mail that Irumbuth Thottam began as a family drama before developing into a crime thriller, a genre he is passionate about.<\/p>\n
The film was also inspired by a real-life situation the director observed during his school days.<\/p>\n
The cast includes Irfan Zaini, Logavarman Stideran, Marie Dashani Matthews, Datuk Geethanjali G, Adli Hafidz, Balan Kash, Mohana Raj, Dhurgaashini S Vijyan, Vino Shan, Vijay Naidu, V Kogila, Kalaimamani KS Maniam and Yuneswaran Ramaraj.<\/p>\n
The Australian screenings will give Irumbuth Thottam a theatrical audience beyond Malaysia following the completion of its domestic run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 \u2014 Malaysian film Irumbuth Thottam, directed by Jaydev Jayakumar, is set to become the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[85,156,303508,303507,190424,209012,409,111,139,69,169930],"class_list":["post-615984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-irumbuth-thottam","tag-jegen-john-peter","tag-malay-mail","tag-malaysian-film","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-teenage-pregnancy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}