Iraivan HD Released

 

Psycho-thriller films are quite common in Tamil cinema, and one has to get rid of the older tropes that are found in this genre to bring in a sort of freshness. Though Jayam Ravi's Iraivan manages to keep us right in the middle of the chaotic characters with a decent screenplay, the dark content and the absurd ideology of the antagonists don't let us appreciate the world to the fullest. Also, after the first half, the film becomes a bit predictable, turning into a cat-and-mouse game.

In the opening scene, we are introduced to Arjun (Jayam Ravi), a fearless cop notorious for taking justice into his own hands. His close friend, Andrew (Narain), also a cop, constantly urges him to control his temper, concerned that Arjun's approach may endanger them both. Meanwhile, Andrew enjoys a happy family life with his wife Jasmine (Vijaylakshmi), sister (Nayanthara), and daughter Sophia.

However, their seemingly idyllic lives take a harrowing turn when they are confronted with a chilling case — a psycho-killer named Brahma (Rahul Bose), who abducts and brutally murders young girls at night. As the body count rises, the police department discerns a sinister pattern in the killings. Andrew and his team manage to track down and apprehend the killer, but tragedy strikes.

Deeply affected, Arjun quits the force and together with Andrew's sister, he starts a coffee shop in pursuit of a peaceful existence. However, their tranquility shatters when Brahma escapes police custody, resuming his murderous spree.

Can Arjun recapture Brahma and bring him to justice, or is there an even more malevolent psychopath lurking in the shadows?

While the set-up and the initial premise where we get introduced to the menacing psycho-killer, Brahma (Rahul Bose) are great, the writing of Iraivan loses its stream as the film progresses. The first half keeps us on edge, and we even start falling in love with the screenplay pattern, as Ahmed breaks some of the rules of a psycho-thriller. He makes his lead characters find the whereabouts of this killer within a few minutes into the film and even confront him. This makes us curious to know what we are about to witness for the remaining two hours.

However, when the film reaches its midpoint, we start losing interest. The idea of bringing in a new demon that the protagonist is forced to fight with is all fine, but the second half doesn't pack a punch. The writer keeps throwing at us information about things that we already know, which eventually makes the events that've been penned around these incidents a bit uninteresting. Also, we only wish Rahul Bose had been the only psycho for the hero to fight with without bringing in another new character.