Underplayed Gems

Avana Ivan (1962)

Avana Ivan poster
Original title
அவனா இவன்!?
Directed by
S. Balachander
Genre
mystery, crime
Country
India
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man gets caught between two women and a dark secret leads to a murder. The story follows his struggle as events spiral out of control.

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What happens

Avana Ivan!? (transl. Is that him!?) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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