Ivan Veramathiri () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by M. Saravanan. The film has been presented by director N. Linguswamy and produced by his brother N. Subash Chandrabose under Thirupathi Brothers, in association with Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Vikram Prabhu, debutant Surbhi, Ganesh Venkatraman, Vamsi Krishna and Hariraj. The background score and soundtrack were composed by C. Sathya. The film was released on 13 December 2013 to positive reviews.
The director adapted the core storyline of this movie in Kannada as Chakravyuha starring Puneeth Rajkumar and the Kannada version was remade in Odia in 2017 as Abhaya starring Anubhav Mohanty.
Plot
Tamil Nadu State Law minister Sadasivam asks for his illegal "minister's allocation quota" in student admissions in Chennai Government Law College, but the new principal refuses to yield, as the students in the quota are unfit to study law. In order to remove the principal, he plans and instigates violence in the campus using his men studying there. Many students die due to this clash, and the college is closed for two months. Gunasekaran, a 27-year-old MBA-graduate, hears the cries of the dead student's mother, and takes the matter seriously.
Guna kidnaps Eeswaran, the paroled-brother of Sadasivam and houses him in a half built bathroom at an abandoned construction site for 6 days. Eeswaran is forced to drink latrine water to stay alive. At the same time, due to certain coincidences, Guna meets and falls for Malini. Their families meet and agree for their wedding. Eeswaran's deadline to return to prison ends and Sadasivam tries to find him but to no avail. Sadasivam is arrested as he had given legal assurance for his brother's parole, and is removed from the state cabinet.
Guna releases a fainted Eeswaran, who is promptly arrested. Eeswaran escapes custody by killing three policemen and searches for his kidnapper. Due to an error by Guna, Eeswaran captures Malini using her bank account number and ties her disguised as a scarecrow atop the same building where he was confined. Guna and Malini's family start searching for Malini. In the meantime, to protect the ruling party's image, Sadasivam is killed in a made-up encounter. When Eeswaran is nearly caught by the police, he boards a bike, which is being driven by Guna himself.
Later, Eeswaran sees Guna's locket, he realizes that Guna is his kidnapper, and tries to strangle him to death. They end up reaching the building, where they fight. In the ensuing melee, Guna kills Eeswaran by snapping his neck, and rescues Malini. They are later admitted in the hospital, where DCP Aravindan visits them, who praises Guna for their well-intentional act. The police have closed Eeswaran's death as an encounter and Aravindan receives his promotion.
Cast
Vikram Prabhu as Gunasekaran
Surbhi as Malini
Ganesh Venkatraman as DCP Aravindan IPS
Vamsi Krishna as Eeswaran
Hariraj as Sadasivam
Charmila as Malini's mother
Malavika Menon as Divya
Nisha Krishnan as Gunasekaran's friend
Production
Earlier Saravanan considered Arya and Vishal for the lead role in this film. Later he said that "I watched the trailer of Kumki and was impressed with Vikram’s intense performance. Later when I met him in person, his height, build and confidence made an impact on me. Moreover, his positive attitude and eagerness to take on challenging roles made me sign him up for my film". Vikram Prabhu plays a city-bred youth seething with anger which surfaces every now and then. It was reported that Monal Gajjar was selected for an equally important female role. It was then reported that Surbhi, a Delhi-based girl was cast opposite Vikram. The heroine was not officially confirmed and it was said that the director wanted to reveal her identity once the shooting was completed. Telugu actor Vamsi Krishna was chosen to play the antagonist role in this film.
The film's principal photography was commenced on 19 September 2012 in Chennai.
Soundtrack
The film's score and soundtrack were composed by C. Sathya and Released by Sony Music India.
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to STAR Vijay.
Critical reception
Ivan Veramathiri opened to positive reviews by critics.