Ilaiyavan

Ilaiyavan
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Directed byT. Babu
Produced byM. Sivakumar
Starring
CinematographyVelamuri Ranga
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Shenbagam Movies
Release date
  • 22 September 2000 (2000-09-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ilaiyavan (transl. Young Man) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. Babu. The film stars Sathyan alongside Kausalya, while Sivakumar and Srividya play supporting roles. The film, which had music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, opened on 22 September 2000.[1]

Cast

Production

The film marked the acting debut of Sathyan, nephew of actor Sathyaraj and son of producer Madhampatti Sivakumar.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nilavil Amuthu"Palani BharathiP. Unnikrishnan, Bhavatharini5:13
2."En Jeevanin"PulamaipithanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:29
3."En Idhayam"ArivumathiP. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra4:52
4."Vatta Nilave"Mu. MethaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha5:15
5."Sinukku Sinukkunnu"Palani BharathiMano5:08
Total length:25:57

Reception

S. R. Ashok Kumar from The Hindu wrote that "melodious music, enchanting visuals, good dialogues, all these and other plus points offset the mediocre screenplay of Shenbagam Movies Ilayavan".[5] Saraswathy Srinivas wrote for Sify that "Debutant Sathyan, nephew and look-alike of actor Sathyaraj with an ungainly gait and irritatingly squeaky voice is not hero stuff. Director T.Babu has chosen the wrong vehicle to make his debut. Kausalya either goes around with a plastic grin plastered on her face or spits fire and brimstone and shrieks like a banshie", concluding, "Some characters! Some story!! And some film!!!".[6]

References

  1. ^ Prabhu. ""ILAYAVAN" New Tamil Movie Review by "YOUR PRABHU"". Lollu Express. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Interview : Satyan". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Ilaiyavan". JioSaavn. 31 December 2000. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Ilaiyavan". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (29 September 2000). "Film Review: Ilayavan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 February 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ Srinivas, Saraswathy. "Elayavan". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2024.