Avan (2010 film)

Avan is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Nandan Kavil. Written by Sumod-Gopu, the film stars Bala, Vijay Yesudas and Muktha George. This film marks the debut of the popular South Indian playback singer Vijay Yesudas as an actor.^[1][2]

Avan
A promotional still
Directed by	Nandan Kavil
Written by	Sumod-Gopu
Produced by	Surya Narayanan M
Starring	Bala Vijay Yesudas Muktha George
Cinematography	K.P Nambyathiri
Edited by	K Sreenivas
Music by	Anil Gopalan /Ramesh Narayanan Rajamani
Release date	29 July 2010 (2010-07-29)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Plot

Ramanujan is an established singer. The reality show named Crime And Music forms the backdrop of the story. The specialty of this reality show is that it features a number of convicts taking part in the competition. Krishnan is a goon who is a convict now and is also taking part in this competition. He develops a special relationship with Ramanujan, which leads to many unexpected twists in their lives.

Cast

• Bala as Krishnan
• Vijay Yesudas as Ramanujan
• Riyaz Khan as Dharman
• Muktha George as Mallika
• Jagathy Sreekumar as CI Samkutty
• Anoop Chandran as 'Puli' Biju
• Kottayam Nazeer as Kurian Thomas
• Indrans as Nair
• Bindu Nair as Rosy
• Ambika Mohan
• Viswambharan
• Rizabawa as George Mathew

Production

Due to the film's promotions, Vijay Yesudas was mistaken to be the hero of the film. Vijay plays a singer in the film and called his role an "extended cameo".^[3]