Iraivan is a psychological action thriller film written and directed by I. Ahmed. It is produced by Sudhan Sundaram and G. Jayaram under Passion Studios. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Nayanthara. The film was announced in March 2022 without a title, which was revealed only that September. Principal photography commenced in March 2022 and wrapped by that November.

The music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing are handled by Hari K. Vedantam and J. V. Manikanda Balaji, respectively. Iraivan was initially scheduled for a release on 25 August 2023, but was postponed due to unfinished post-production work.

The film released on 28 September 2023 and opened to mixed from critics, praising Ravi's performance, Yuvan's background score and action sequences, but criticism towards the soundtrack, narration, violence and romantic scenes