R.Kannan's Ivan Thanthiran, which starred Gautham Karthik, RJ Balaji and Shraddha Srinath in lead roles, received positive feedback from the audience.
Ace director Mani Ratnam has apparently seen the film and has appreciated Kannan. We got in touch with Kannan to know what his guru had said. "I told Mani sir that I would arrange a special show for him, but, he was sure that he wanted to watch the film along with the audience and hence he saw the film last night at Escape, Chennai. After coming out of the film, he told me 'Good'. That one single word was enough for me, as it has so much of value and meanings inside it. He also asked me to come to office."