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Ivan Avanethan
File:Ivan Avanethan.jpg
Poster
Directed byP. Sridhar
Produced byT. G. Raj
Screenplay byKalaipithan
Story byRashmi
StarringUdhayakumar
Ambika
Music byM. Ranga Rao
CinematographyT. V. Balu
Edited byG. Venkataraman
Production
company
T. G. R. Pictures
Release date
  • 25 March 1960 (1960-03-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ivan Avanethan (transl. That is him) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Sridhar. The film stars Udhayakumar and Ambika.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Muthu is an uneducated village lad. He is in love with his aunty's daughter Malini. Malini has no father and was brought up by her mother. But she is wealthy and well educated. She hates Muthu. Sundar is a playboy type of person. He is married to Lakshmi. He also has a lover, Prema. Sundar eyes Malini's beauty and wealth. He entices her to become a stage actress. Sundar is waiting for an opportunity to get her and her wealth into his fold. Muthu is an obstacle for his plans. There is a psychiatrist called Dr. Gunabhushanam. Muthu, Malini, Sundar, Lakshmi, and Prema all go to his clinic for treatment. He studies each case and understands the situation. How he cured everyone and solve all problems forms the rest of the story.[2]

Cast & Crew[edit | edit source]

The following lists are adapted from Film News Anandan's database.[1]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Crew[edit | edit source]

  • Producer = T. G. Raj
  • Director = P. Sridhar
  • Story = Rashmi
  • Dialogues = Kalaipithan
  • Cinematography = T. V. Balu
  • Editing = G. Venkataraman
  • Art = P. N. Menon
  • Choreography = C. Ramamurthi
  • Photography = Pattaram Seshaiya
  • Laboratory = Vijaya

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The Music was composed by M. Ranga Rao while the lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, M. S. Subramaniam, Kalaipithan, Villiputhan and Kovai Sabapathy. Playback singers are P. B. Srinivas, P. Leela, Thiruchi Loganathan, S. C. Krishnan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, M. S. Rajeswari and S. Janaki.[3]

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
1 "Devi Jagan Matha" P. B. Srinivas & P. Leela Thanjai Ramaiah Dass
2 "Kanne Adi Penne" Thiruchi Loganathan M. S. Subramaniam
3 "Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi" S. C. Krishnan & M. S. Rajeswari
4 "Penn Endral Paeyum Manam" Seerkazhi Govindarajan
5 "Happy Jolly Good Day" S. Janaki
6 "Sembattu Veytti Katti" S. C. Krishnan Kalaipithan
7 "Vaazhkaiyin Paadam" Thiruchi Loganathan & S. Janaki Villiputhan 03:25
8 "Inba Ellai Kaanum Neram" P. B. Srinivas & S. Janaki 03:19
9 "Maamuniye Maathavame" S. Janaki Kovai Sabapathy

Reception[edit | edit source]

Ivan Avanethan was a box office success, but no print of it is known to survive, making it a lost film.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Ivan Avanethan song book (PDF). Nathans, Madras-2.
  3. Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 191.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. Guy, Randor (24 August 2017). "Ivan Avanethan (1960)". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 August 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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