[1] Jeevan (Parthiban) is a tempo driver and a socially conscious middle-aged man who wants to clean up the society.
Thereafter, Jeevan brings the villains all together and each of them gets a chance to support his stand and speak on the circumstances which forced them to take to crime.
[3][4] The Hindu wrote "Parthepan deserves applause for avoiding irksome duets in foreign locations and incongruous song sequences that do not jell with the story.
[5] Chennai Online wrote "‘Ivan’ is off-beat, interesting for the most part, a little sermonising, and monotonous, confusing at times.
But it showcases Partibhan as a thinking actor-director who has it in him to rise above the mundane and mediocre, if he seriously puts his mind to it".