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Ayalaan (2024)

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Original title
அயலான்
Directed by
R. Ravikumar
Genre
romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 35m
Rated
TP
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man meets an alien and the two work together to stop a scientist from making a dangerous gas that would harm the Earth. The movie has action and comedy as they try to save the planet.

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What happens

Ayalaan ( transl. Alien) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action comedy film directed by R. Ravikumar and produced by KJR Studios. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles, alongside Sharad Kelkar, Isha Koppikar, Karunakaran, Yogi Babu, David Broughton-Davies, Bhanupriya and Bala Saravanan, with Siddharth voicing the titular role. It follows a man who teams up with an alien to stop a rogue scientist from making a deadly Nova gas which would endanger the Earth. The film was announced by 24AM Studios in October 2016, but the studio backed out before KJR Studios took over, and principal photography commenced in June 2018. The film was predominantly shot in Chennai, and wrapped by early-January 2021 after delays due to financial issues, work conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic, while additional photography took place in November 2022. The film has music composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by Nirav Shah and editing by Ruben. Ayalaan was released theatrically on 12 January 2024, during the week of Pongal, and received positive reviews from critics. A sequel was announced shortly after its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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