Iraivan

Iraivan (transl. God) is a 2023 Tamil-language psychological action thriller film directed by I. Ahmed and produced by Sudhan Sundaram and G. Jayaram under Passion Studios. The film stars Jayam Ravi, Nayanthara and Rahul Bose in the lead roles, while Vinoth Kishan, Vijayalakshmi, Narain, Ashish Vidyarthi, Azhagam Perumal and Bagavathi Perumal in supporting roles.

Iraivan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byI. Ahmed
Written byI. Ahmed
Produced byJerish Raja
Starring
CinematographyHari K. Vedantam
Edited byJ. V. Manikanda Balaji
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Passion Studios
Distributed byRed Giant Movies
Think Studios
S Picture
Release date
  • 28 September 2023 (2023-09-28)
Running time
152 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹28 crore
Box office₹4.25 crore[2]

The film was announced in March 2022 without a title, which was revealed only that September. Principal photography commenced in March 2022 and wrapped by that November. The music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing are handled by Hari K. Vedantam and J. V. Manikanda Balaji.

Iraivan was released on 28 September 2023 to mixed reviews from critics with praise for Ravi's performances, background score and action sequences, but criticised its screenwriting, soundtrack, excessive violence and romantic scenes.[3][4]

Premise

ACP Arjun resigns from the police force after his friend Andrew dies while trying to capture a serial killer named "Smiley Killer" Brahma. Arjun begins to take care of Andrew's family, but has to safeguard them after learning that Brahma has escaped from prison and is targeting them for vengeance.

Cast

Production

Development

In May 2021, actor Jayam Ravi and director I. Ahmed were reported to do a movie together, doing so after Jana Gana Mana, which had it shooting on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic and was not resumed.[5] Nayanthara was reported to play the lead female role alongside Ravi after Thani Oruvan (2015),[6] with her also receiving a remuneration of ₹10 crore for 20-days call sheet.[7] Harris Jayaraj was reported to compose the soundtrack for the film, collaborating with Ahmed after Endrendrum Punnagai (2013), until they finalised Yuvan Shankar Raja as the composer.[8] On 30 March 2022, coinciding with Ahmed's birthday, Ravi and Ahmed, via Twitter, confirmed doing a film together.[9] The title Iraivan was revealed on Ravi's birthday (10 September).[10]

Filming

Principal photography began in March 2022 with the first schedule in Chennai.[11] Nayanthara finished shooting her portions by 14 August,[12] while the whole shooting wrapped by 1 November.[13]

Music
Iraivan
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released25 August 2023
Recorded2022–2023
StudioU1 Records, Chennai
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length18:58
LabelTimes Music
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Paramporul
(2023)		 Iraivan
(2023)		 Gangs of Godavari
(2023)

The film's music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja in his second collaboration with Ahmed after Vaamanan (2009) and fifth with Ravi after Daas (2005), Deepavali (2007), Thillalangadi (2010) and Ameerin Aadhi-Bhagavan (2013).[14] Times Music purchased the music rights for the film. The first single "Azhagai" was released on 9 September 2023.[15]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Azhagai"VivekSanjith Hegde, Kharesma Ravichandran3:41
2."Idhu Pola"VivekYuvan Shankar Raja, Shakthisree Gopalan4:04
3."Shades of Love"VivekArmaan Malik, Shivani Paneerselvam3:49
4."Nanbha"VivekHaricharan4:34
5."Fear Beat"VivekYuvan Shankar Raja, ADK3:38
Total length:18:58

Release

Theatrical

Iraivan was initially scheduled for a theatrical release on 25 August 2023, but was postponed due to unfinished post-production work.[16] It was later released on 28 September 2023, clashing with Raghava-starrer Chandramukhi 2 and Siddharth-starrer Chithha.[17] The film received an A certificate for its violent content. It is Ravi's first film to receive this rating since Ameerin Aadhi-Bhagavan.[18] The distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu were acquired by Udhayanidhi Stalin, T. Kishore and G. Srinivasan under the banner of Red Giant Movies, Think Studios and S Picture.

Home media

The streaming platform, Netflix, acquired the digital rights for the film while the satellite rights were sold to Kalaignar TV.[19]

Reception

Iraivan received mixed reviews from critics.[3][4]

Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote the "director's decision to make all the losses personal to the protagonist doesn't work much and only turns it into a common narrative".[20] P Sangeetha of OTTPlay rated the film with 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Director Ahmed's Iraivan is full of heavy-duty violence and gore that gets tiring after a point. The thriller is let down by a weak screenplay that leaves many loose ends".[21] Navein Darshan of The New Indian Express rated the film 3/5 and wrote "However, it feels rather odd that a film titled after God is devoid of any backstories. After all, isn't God built on interesting origin tales?".[22]

References
  1. "Iraivan". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. "'Iraivan' box office collection day 2: Jayam Ravi and Nayanthara starrer mints Rs 1.75 crore". The Times of India. 30 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023. The psychological thriller "Iraivan," starring Nayanthara and Jayam Ravi, has grossed Rs. 4.25 crore in just two days since its release.
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  4. "'Iraivan' box office collection day 1: 'Chandramukhi 2' overshadows Jayam Ravi's 'A' rated psychotic thriller, the Rahul Bose starrer expects to do well over the weekend". The Times of India. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023. The film, after its release in theatres on September 28, received a lot of positive reviews and was billed as one of the best psychotic thriller films in Tamil.
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  22. "Iraivan film review: A BLOODY thriller with solid performances". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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