Knowing history is very important, in particular of those "the rulers of one's own society "..also,knowing the immediate or the recent history is very important than the 1000 yrs old.
As a 90's kids I couldn't co relate in my early stages of life but the same movie being watched in 2021 thru smart TV meant a lot of impact. The impact of mgr had remained still in active politics of TN.
The combo of ARR, MR & VaiRaMuthu through Santosh Sivan lens is a magnificent combination.. No one had captured Taj Mahal as best as the vennila song, about Rai "is she a new comer - I'm unable to accept it full justice to that iconic character"
The BGM of iruvar is one step higher than the movie Bombay is my opinion.
For any one who is eager the understand the political history of TN, I would recommend them to first watch the 2021 movie" the queen " followed by iruvar.. Going from recent history towards the old wil take you in a sequence.