Ivan (transl. He) is a 2002 Indian Tamil language film directed, written and produced by Parthibhan. The film stars him along with Meena and Soundarya. The film though was a runway hit.[1][2][3]
| Ivan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Parthiban |
| Written by | Parthiban |
| Produced by | Abi Keerthi Rakki |
| Starring | Parthiban Meena Soundarya |
| Cinematography | Fowzia Fathima |
| Edited by | M. N. Raja |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Jeevan (Parthiban) is a tempo driver and a socially conscious middle-aged man who wants to clean up society. His motivation is his late father (Thalaivasal Vijay) who was murdered as he tried to be a crusader. Jeevan is intelligent enough to realize that he is not a one-man-army to fight the evils and corruption in society. So what he does is to motivate the public to fight for their rights. He lives in a small place with four friends and together they do what little they can to improve the condition around. The Carnatic singer Dikshana (Soundarya) has a silent admiration for Jeevan, but it is the Telugu woman Meena Kumari (Meena) who wins him over and forces him to marriage by telling a lie that she has cancer. There are about 18 antagonists, who make their entry and exit. Thereafter, Jeevan brings them all together and each of them gets a chance to support his stand and speak on the circumstances which forced them to take to crime. Jeevan gives a long lecture and transforms them into being good citizens.
Cast edit
- Parthiban as Jeevan
- Meena as Meena Kumari
- Soundarya as Deetchanya, a carnatic singer (voice-over by Deepa Venkat)
- Anandaraj as “Diesel” Raj
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Kathiresan
- Kitty as Seth
- Devan
- FEFSI Vijayan as Police inspector
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Jeevan's Father
- B. V. Balaguru
- Mahanadi Shankar as Rowdy
- Bala Singh as Politician
- S. V. Ramadas
- Rowdy Rathnam
- M. S. Bhaskar as Meena Kumari's father
- Gandhimathi as Slum dweller
- Manochithra as Dikshanya's mother
- Subhashini as Meena Kumari's mother
- Anuradha as Lady pimp
- C. R. Saraswathi as Drug dealer
- Theni Kunjarammal as Slum dweller
- Vandana as Janani
- Reena Reddy
- Baby Prithivi as Valli
- Senbhaga Muthu as Slum dweller
- Singamuthu as Singamuthu
- Nellai Siva as Slum dweller
- Ooty Mani as Slum dweller
- Kanal Kannan as Rowdy
- Dubbing Venkat
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Counterfeiter
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Swamy
- T. P. Gajendran as Politician
- Vetri Vigneshwar as Adult film producer
- Benjamin
- Veera Raghavan
- Set Govindaraj as Slum dweller
- Y. S. D. Sekhar as Slum dweller
- C. Duraipandian as Lawyer
- Kovai Senthil as Demonstrator
- Vijay Ganesh as Ration shop worker
- Raaghav as Journalist (uncredited role)
- Preetha as Preetha (uncredited role)
- Hemalatha as Teenage girl
- Srilatha as Government employee
- Abhinayashree in a special appearance
- Subbudu as himself (cameo appearance)
Production edit
Music critic Subbudu made his cinematic debut appearing as himself.[4]
Soundtrack edit
Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5][6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Appadi Pakrathuna" | Mathangi, P. Unnikrishnan | Palani Bharathi | 05:55 |
| 2 | "Bhajanai Seivom" | S. N. Surendar, Arunmozhi, Febi Mani | Ilaiyaraaja | 01:03 |
| 3 | "Ennai Yenna Seithai Vengulalae" | Sudha Ragunathan | Vaali | 06:18 |
| 4 | "Enakkinai Yaar" | Muthulingam | 01:09 | |
| 5 | "Kannan Nee En" | 04:51 | ||
| 6 | "Male Toppula" | Karthik, Malgudi Subha | Kabilan | 04:40 |
| 7 | "Pattukku Pogathinga" | Arunmozhi | Ilaiyaraaja | 00:47 |
| 8 | "Thoolu Thoolu" | Karthik, Sujatha | Na. Muthukumar | 04:43 |
| 9 | "Ulagame Nee" | Palakkad Sreeram | Mu. Metha | 05:03 |
Awards edit
Won edit
References edit
- ^ "Breaking convention". The Hindu. 21 August 2002.
- ^ "Ivan". The Hindu. 22 August 2002.
- ^ "IVAN". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "The Hindu : A success team reunites". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Starmusiq.fun".
- ^ "Ivan Audio Cover". avdigital. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
