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Ayan (2009)

Ayan poster
Original title
அயன்
Directed by
K. V. Anand
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 42m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 80 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man works in smuggling operations. He becomes a target of his rivals and that forces him to make a big change in his life.

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What happens

Ayan (transl. Creator) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by K. V. Anand and produced by M. Saravanan and M. S. Guhan. The film, starring Suriya, Prabhu, Tamannaah Bhatia, Akashdeep Saighal, Jagan, and Karunas. The film score and soundtrack were composed by Harris Jayaraj with editing by Anthony and cinematography by M. S. Prabhu. The film tells the story of a young man involved in smuggling who becomes a target of his rivals, leading to a major change in his life. The film was launched in Chennai, while filming also took place in various locations out of India, including Namibia, Malaysia, Zanzibar and South Africa. It released on 3 April 2009 worldwide. Ayan was declared as the solo blockbuster of 2009 in Tamil cinema, collecting about ₹80 crore (equivalent to ₹201 crore or US$21 million in 2023) worldwide and became the highest grossing Tamil film of the year. The film was also successful in Kerala. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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