Ivan (2002 film)

Ivan
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	Bioscope Film Framers
Release date	23 August 2002;
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ivan (transl. Him) is a 2002 Indian Tamil language film directed, written and produced by Parthibhan. The film stars him along with Meena and Soundarya (in her penultimate Tamil film). The film was a runway hit.^[1]

Plot

Jeevan (Parthiban) is a tempo driver and a socially conscious middle-aged man who wants to clean up the 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. He therefore motivates 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 Dheetchanya (Soundarya) has a silent admiration for Jeevan. But, a Telugu woman Meena Kumari (Meena) wins him over and forces him into marriage by telling a lie that she has cancer, but she dies during a fireshot. Thereafter, Jeevan brings the villains 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. At last, It is shown that Jeevan is leaving the court with Dheetchanya.

Cast

Parthiban as Jeevan
Meena as Meena Kumari, Jeevan's Wife
Soundarya as Dheetchanya, a carnatic singer (voice-dubbed 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

Music critic Subbudu made his cinematic debut appearing as himself.^[2]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3]^[4]

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"		Muthulingam	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

Reception

The Hindu wrote "Parthepan deserves applause for avoiding irksome duets in foreign locations and incongruous song sequences that do not jell with the story. Also he has very astutely done away with a comedy track that could hang loose. On the whole Parthepan reveals rare expertise in "Ivan". All these make one wonder why after a good beginning he should change tack and follow the beaten path.".^[5] Chennai Online wrote "‘Ivan’ is off-beat, interesting for the most part, a little sermonising, and monotonous, confusing at times. But it showcases Partibhan as a thinking actor-director who has it in him to rise above the mundane and mediocre, if he seriously puts his mind to it".^[6] Cinesouth wrote "In the first half, the screenplay shines. But, 'Ivan' begins to fumble when Parthiban attempts heroisms in the second half".^[7]

Awards

Won

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress - Meena

References

^ "Breaking convention". The Hindu. 21 August 2002.
^ "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.
^ "Ivan". The Hindu. 22 August 2002. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ "IVAN". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "Ivan". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 1 October 2002. Retrieved 1 October 2024.