Iru Malargal

Iru Malargal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. C. Tirulokchandar
Produced by	Manijeh Cine Productions
Written by	Aarur Das
Story by	A. C. Tirulokchandar
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Padmini K. R. Vijaya Chittor V. Nagaiah Nagesh Manoramma S. A. Ashokan Roja Ramani
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	Thambu
Edited by	B. Kandaswamy
Production company	Manijeh Cine Productions
Release date	1 November 1967
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Iru Malargal (English: Two Flowers) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, K. R. Vijaya, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Nagesh, Manoramma, Roja Ramani and S. A. Ashokan. The film tells the story of a man who faces upheavals in his life as he is caught between his lady-love and his devoted wife. Released on 1 November 1967, Iru Malargal opened to critical acclaim.

Sundar (Sivaji Ganesan) and Uma (Padmini) are classmates who fight often. Sundar, however, is very much in love with Uma, and when they perform in a dance drama competition at Madurai, and later move on to Kodaikanal, he expresses this love. Uma asks him to climb up a peak so that she will consider him as a suitor. Sundar suffers from acrophobia and almost falls while climbing, at which point Uma accepts his love.

Sundar's cousin Shanti (K. R. Vijaya), who lives with his family and takes care of the entire household, is fond of him and wishes to marry him. Sundar's father (V. Nagaiah) also wants this marriage to take place. When Shanti discovers the love between Sundar and Uma, however, she changes her mind. Sundar's father asks Sundar to marry Shanti, but he refuses, revealing that he is in love with Uma. Furious, Sundar's father begins looking for another bridegroom for Shanti.

Meanwhile, Uma goes to seek permission to marry Sundar from her brother, an army major who is her only living relative. She tells Sundar that she will send him a letter on a particular date (10 October). When Uma's letter informs him that she has decided to marry another person because she is not willing to go against the wishes of her brother, an emotionally distraught Sundar becomes bedridden. In truth, Uma's brother and sister-in-law were killed in a road accident, leaving behind their three children. She decided to renounce her love for Sundar to take care of the children, and lied to him so that he would not come after her.