''Ivan Avanethan'' () is a 1960 Indian

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-language film directed by P. Sridhar. The film stars Udhayakumar and

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Plot

Muthu is an uneducated village lad. He is in love with his aunt's daughter Malini. Malini has no father and was brought up by her mother. But she is wealthy and well educated. She hates Muthu. Sundar is a playboy type of person. He is married to Lakshmi. He also has a lover, Prema. Sundar eyes Malini's beauty and wealth. He entices her to become a stage actress. Sundar is waiting for an opportunity to get her and her wealth into his fold. Muthu is an obstacle for his plans. There is a psychiatrist called Dr. Gunabhushanam. Muthu, Malini, Sundar, Lakshmi, and Prema all go to his clinic for treatment. He studies each case and understands the situation. How he cured everyone and solve all problems forms the rest of the story.

Cast

The following lists are adapted from Film News Anandan's database.

Soundtrack

The Music was composed by

M. Ranga Rao M. Ranga Rao (26 April 1932 – 3 August 1990) was a prominent Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema. Rao was known for his mellifluous scores and lilting tunes backed with strong classical nuances. "Ranga Rao" composed tune ...

while the lyrics were penned by

Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass (1914-1965) was an Indian poet and script writer who wrote mainly in the Tamil language. He wrote more than 500 lyrics for Tamil films. Early life Born to Narayanasamy and Pappu at Manampoochavadi in Thanjavur district, h ...

, M. S. Subramaniam, Kalaipithan, Villiputhan and Kovai Sabapathy.

Reception

''Ivan Avanethan'' was a box office success, but no print of it is known to survive, making it a

lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0369593 1960 drama films 1960 films 1960s lost films Films scored by M. Ranga Rao Indian drama films Lost drama films Lost Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films