Ivan (transl. Him) is a 2002 Indian Tamil language film directed, written and produced by Parthipan. The film stars him along with Meena and Soundarya The film though was a runway hit.[1][2][3]
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| 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 |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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.
Music critic Subbudu made his cinematic debut appearing as himself.[4]
Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5][6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Appadi Pakrathuna" | Mathangi, P. Unnikrishnan | Pazhani Bharathi | 05:55 |
| 2 | "Bhajanai Seivom" | S. N. Surendar, Arunmozhi, Febi Mani | Ilaiyaraaja | 01:03 |
| 3 | "Ennai Yenna" | 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 |
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress - Meena
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