Avana Ivan!?

Avana Ivan!? (1962)

அவனா இவன்!?

A man kills his lover in order to marry a wealthy woman. The murder is witnessed by two children and they try to reveal the truth which no one believes.

Date of release
1962-08-31
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Director
S. Balachander

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: An American Tragedy

Avana Ivan!? is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by S. Balachander. The film was an adaptation of the 1951 American film A Place in the Sun, itself adapted from the novel An American Tragedy written by Theodore Dreiser. The novel itself was based on the Gillette murder case that happened in the early 20th century.

Production

The film was an adaptation of the American film A Place in the Sun, based on the novel An American Tragedy written by Theodore Dreiser. The novel was inspired by the Gillette murder case that shook America in the early part of the 20th century. The original film 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. He named his company S. B.

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