Iraivan Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Genre | Action Psychological Thriller |
| Release date | 28 September 2023 |
| Running time | 2hr 2min |
| Certificate | A |
| Starring | Jayam Ravi Nayanthara Narain Vinoth Kishan Rahul Bose |
| Directed by | I. Ahmed |
| Written by | I. Ahmed |
| Produced by | Jerish Raja |
| Cinematography by | Hari K. Vedantam 2nd Unit Cinematographer Sabari |
| Edited by | J. V. Manikanda Balaji |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Production Company | Passion Studios |
| Distributor | Red Giant Movies Think Studios S Picture |
Iraivan Movie Cast & Characters:
- Jayam Ravi as ACP Arjun IPS
- Nayanthara as Priya, Andrew’s sister and Arjun’s love interest
- Narain as ACP Andrew IPS, Jasmine’s husband and Priya’s brother
- Vinoth Kishan as “Copycat Killer” Babu, the main antagonist
- Rahul Bose as “Smiley Killer” Brahma, the secondary antagonist
- Vijayalakshmi as Jasmine Andrews, Andrew’s wife and Priya’s sister-in-law
- Charle as Dr. Yoganand
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Commissioner Hari Vedanth IPS
- Azhagam Perumal as DCP Mani IPS
- Bagavathi Perumal as ACP Franck IPS
- Ashwin Kumar as Ganesh, Shalu’s boyfriend
- Aishwarya Suresh (Lachu) as Shalu, Ganesh’s nymphomaniac girlfriend
- Uday Mahesh as Church Father Sebastian
- Badava Gopi as Journalist and TV Anchor
- Kumar Natarajan as Dr. Shanmugam
- George Vijay Nelson as Inspector Marudhu
- Sanjana Tiwari as Divya, Yogananda’s daughter
- Porkodi as Yogananda’s wife
- Sujatha Babu as Mani’s wife
- Baby Aazhiya as Sophie Andrew, Andrew’s and Jasmine’s daughter
Storyline:
A cop races against time to get hold of a psychopath, who is also the reason behind the deaths of his loved ones.
Iraivan Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Worldwide Collection | ₹22.5 crore |
About Iraivan Movie:
The title Iraivan was revealed on 10 September 2022, during Jayam Ravi’s birthday.
Principal photography for the film began in March 2022 with the first schedule in Chennai. Nayanthara wrapped up shooting her portions by 14 August, while the whole shooting wrapped up by 1 November.
Nayanthara received a payment of ₹10 crores for her role.
The film’s music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja in his second collaboration with I. Ahmed after Vaamanan (2009) and fifth with Jayam Ravi after Daas (2005).
The film’s first look poster was released on 16 January 2023, coinciding with Pongal. The trailer was released on 3 September 2023.
The film received an A certificate for its violent content. It is Jayam Ravi’s first film to receive this rating since Ameerin Aadhi-Bhagavan
The streaming platform, Netflix, acquired the digital rights for the film while the satellite rights were sold to Kalaignar TV.
It was initially scheduled for a theatrical release on 25 August 2023, but this was altered to 28 September 2023.
Iraivan was released on 28 September 2023 and opened with mixed to positive reviews from critics, praising Ravi’s performance, Yuvan’s background score, and action sequences, but criticism towards the soundtrack, narration, violence, and romantic scenes.
