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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Avana Ivan!?<br />
| image = Avana Ivan.jpg<br />
| border = no<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| native_name = {{film name|ta|அவனா இவன்!?}}<br />
| director = [[S. Balachander]]<br />
| screenplay = S. Balachander<br />Viduvan K. Lakshmanan<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''[[An American Tragedy]]''|[[Theodore Dreiser]]}}<br />
| producer = S. Balachander<br />
| starring = S. Balachander<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| music = S. Balachander<br />
| studio = SB Creations<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|1962|8|31|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Avana Ivan!?''''' ({{translation|Is {{em|that}} him!?}}) is a 1962 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by [[S. Balachander]]. The film was an adaptation of the 1951 American film ''[[A Place in the Sun (1951 film)|A Place in the Sun]]'',<ref name=sruti /> itself adapted from the novel ''[[An American Tragedy]]'' written by [[Theodore Dreiser]].<ref name="randor">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=17 September 2011 |title=Avana Ivan 1962 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/avana-ivan-1962/article2462010.ece |access-date=6 December 2021 |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206065941/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/avana-ivan-1962/article2462010.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The novel itself was based on the [[Chester Gillette#The murder|Gillette murder case]] that happened in the early 20th century.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Kumar (S. Balachandar) kills his wife played by Sumathi to marry another woman, Vaasanthi. The murder is witnessed by two children, who go for a picnic along with other children who later expose the truth. At the last the murderer is arrested and taken away by the police; he winks at the children who exposed him and says "[[wikt:ta ta|ta ta]]".<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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;Male cast<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/sok.AvanaIvan_S.Balachander_1962 |title=அவனா இவன்!? |publisher=[[Vijaya Vauhini Studios]] |year=1963 |language=ta |type=[[song book]]}}</ref><br />
* [[S. Balachander]] as Kumar<br />
* Ramesh as Kannan<br />
* [[Master Sridhar]] as Venu<br />
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Rajaram<br />
* [[Serukalathur Sama]] as Sadhanandam<br />
* [[Pattom Sadan]] as Assistant<br />
* Kottapuli Jayaraman as Assistant<br />
* [[P. D. Sambandam]] as Teacher<br />
* Vidwan Ve. Lakshmanan as Inspector Rajan<br />
* S. G. Eswar as Eswar<br />
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* [[Vasanthi (actress)|Vasanthi]] as Jamuna<br />
* [[Kutty Padmini|Baby Padmini]] as Meena<br />
* [[C. Lakshmi Rajyam|Lakshmi Rajam]] as Sumathi<br />
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Parvatham<br />
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Amrthavalli<br />
* Thilakam Rajakumari as Valli<br />
* Shanthini as Ponnamma<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was an adaptation of the American film ''[[A Place in the Sun (1951 film)|A Place in the Sun]]'', based on the novel ''[[An American Tragedy]]'' written by [[Theodore Dreiser]].<ref name="sruti">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XiYqAQAAIAAJ&q=avana+ivan |title=Sruti |publisher=P. N. Sundaresan |year=1990 |pages=35 |access-date=21 September 2016 |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701135108/https://books.google.com/books?id=XiYqAQAAIAAJ&q=avana+ivan |url-status=live }}</ref> The novel was inspired by the [[Chester Gillette#The murder|Gillette murder case]] that shook America in the early part of the 20th century. The original film, featuring [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Montgomery Clift]], and [[Shelley Winters]], was a major success in India. [[S. Balachander]] was much impressed with the film and tried to remake the film in Tamil, thus making his production debut.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 August 1962 |title=''Avana Ivan?'' Opens New Chapter In Film History |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2019-05-02}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He named his company S. B. Creations, the first time the word "Creations" was used in a south Indian film for a film production company.<ref name=randor /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[S. Balachander]]. Lyrics by Vidhvan Ve. Lakshmanan.<ref name="songbook" /><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length<br />
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| 1 || "Kalyaana Ponnu Kalangaathey Kannu" || [[L. R. Eswari]] & Renuka || rowspan=5|Vidhvan Ve. Lakshmanan || 04:07<br />
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| 2 || "Kalyaana Tirunaal" || [[P. Suseela]] ||<br />
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| 3 || "Manam Vittu Siritthittu" || Renuka, Seetha & Kamala || 03:07<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Vali Vali Valli" || [[Pattom Sadan]] & Renuka || 03:33<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Varanamayeram Soozha Valam Sei" || [[Radha Jayalakshmi]] ||<br />
|}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
Before the making of the film, it was reported that Balachandar sent blank cheques to the cast and crew. The film failed to make an impact at the box office.<ref name=randor /><ref>{{Cite news |last=V |first=Lakshmi |date=10 March 2010 |title=Horror films disappoint movie buffs |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Horror-films-disappoint-movie-buffs/articleshow/5663064.cms |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701135110/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Horror-films-disappoint-movie-buffs/articleshow/5663064.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0154180}}<br />
{{Sundaram Balachander}}<br />
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[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:1962 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on American novels]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by S. Balachander]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]<br />
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