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Ivan Avanethan
Ivan Avanethan
	Poster
Directed by	P. Sridhar
Screenplay by	Kalaipithan
Story by	Rashmi
Produced by	T. G. Raj
Starring	Udhayakumar; Ambika
Cinematography	T. V. Balu
Edited by	G. Venkataraman
Music by	M. Ranga Rao
Production; company	T. G. R. Pictures
Release date	25 March 1960;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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

Muthu is an uneducated village lad who is in love with his aunt's daughter, Malini. Malini, who has no father and was raised by her mother, is wealthy and well educated. However, she hates Muthu. Sundar, a playboy married to Lakshmi, also has a lover, Prema. Sundar becomes infatuated with Malini's beauty and wealth and entices her to become a stage actress. He is waiting for an opportunity to claim her and her wealth, but Muthu stands as an obstacle to his plans. A psychiatrist named Dr. Gunabhushanam treats Muthu, Malini, Sundar, Lakshmi, and Prema at his clinic. He studies each case and understands the situation. The rest of the story focuses on how he cures everyone and solves their problems.^[2]

Cast

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

Soundtrack

The Music was composed by M. Ranga Rao.^[2]^[3]

Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Length
"Devi Jagan Matha"	P. B. Srinivas & P. Leela	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
"Kanne Adi Penne"	Thiruchi Loganathan	M. S. Subramaniam
"Edhu Nijam Edhu Poi"	S. C. Krishnan & M. S. Rajeswari
"Penn Endral Paeyum Manam"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan
"Happy Jolly Good Day"	S. Janaki
"Sembattu Veytti Katti"	S. C. Krishnan	Kalaipithan
"Vaazhkaiyin Paadam"	Thiruchi Loganathan & S. Janaki	Villiputhan	03:25
"Inba Ellai Kaanum Neram"	P. B. Srinivas & S. Janaki	Villiputhan	03:19
"Maamuniye Maathavame"	S. Janaki	Kovai Sabapathy

Reception

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

References

^ ^a ^b "1960 – இவன் அவனேதான் – டி.ஜி.ஆர். பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1960 – Ivan Avanethan – T. G. R. Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b இவன் அவனேதான் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). T. G. R. Pictures. 1960. Retrieved 4 July 2022 – via Internet Archive.
^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 191.
^ Guy, Randor (24 August 2017). "Ivan Avanethan (1960)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

External links

Ivan Avanethan at IMDb

[lakshmansruthi-1] "1960 – இவன் அவனேதான் – டி.ஜி.ஆர். பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1960 – Ivan Avanethan – T. G. R. Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

[song_book-2] இவன் அவனேதான் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). T. G. R. Pictures. 1960. Retrieved 4 July 2022 – via Internet Archive.

[3] Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 191.

[4] Guy, Randor (24 August 2017). "Ivan Avanethan (1960)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

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