Avan Ivan ( 2011) * 1/2


The word Bala alone inspires ! But surprising to see his fast track creation disappoints. Every body needs their time and its understandable now. Bala has to be in his comfort zone ,and he has nothing to prove as a director ,but if he wanted to prove some thing commercially in Avan Ivan , I am sorry he has disappointed . There is no history in any cinema world that two formula can be clubbed to bring a successful movie. Bala’s style + commercial outcome ??? Even Balamahendra went out his formula to make a fun movie, so is the case with all directors. There are some mistakes which Bala makes like in Naan Kadavul opting for a U certificate !! Avan Ivan he has forgotten his script and his sense of humor. Avan Ivan isn’t dark or noir but it lacks the stretched experience of a movie it self.

His highness ( GM Kumar) is a Zamindar of a village near Theni .Though he has lost his wealth ,he gains respect and love from the localites. Walter ( Vishal ) an aspiring drama artiste and Kumbudren Saamy ( Arya ) a Petty theif are the close aides of his highness .Highness and the two guys have their funny moments in the first half .Highness get targeted by a cattle theif ( RK ) after his business was shut down by Highness. Rest of the movie goes in a revenge mode.

You can’t avoid the comparison with Pithamahan in the second half. Why didn’t Bala notice nor the whole team notice the similarity of it ? Convincing and entertaining part are the supporting actors. Ambika and GM Kumar have done stunning roles which takes the movie away from noticing that it doesn’t have a strong screenplay. Vishal has his finest role, Though not clear with his character ,he has his moments of exhibition. His squint eyes and stunt sequences show the stage is made only for him . Arya plays the second fiddle in the movie, but collectively if you see the movie doesn’t have a choice for him to play any thing other than what he has done. There are female leads in the movie, but they have nothing to do in this movie. Avan Ivan is a very strange example among Bala movie where the female lead have very less role to play or impact the whole movie.

Arthur Wilson is always at his best when he with Bala, I don’t have to mention . Yuvan’s has fantastic orchestration in some of the visuals. Its great team for technical excellence and they have showed their brilliance previously and now also.

But where is Mr.Bala ? I don’t have any words for the flawed screenplay. I feel the incompletion in the script and the similarity which has let down the movie in the whole way. There is no way of justifying for his blemished writing and pointless second half, None of the moments looked fresh from Bala’s mind and it looked like a directionless ,incomplete and a compulsive product which has sneaked out before post production !!

Avan ivan is a movie which I would like to forget this year !!! Truly disappointing.

Rating : * 1/2

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ashok said…
i didnt enjoy this movie...
September 24, 2011 at 12:05 AM
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