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Ayan

  • 2009
  • 2h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
12K
YOUR RATING
Suriya in Ayan (2009)
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A young man's smuggling lifestyle takes a serious turn, when a fierce rival tries to eliminate him from the business.A young man's smuggling lifestyle takes a serious turn, when a fierce rival tries to eliminate him from the business.A young man's smuggling lifestyle takes a serious turn, when a fierce rival tries to eliminate him from the business.

  • Director
    • K.V. Anand
  • Writers
    • K.V. Anand
    • D. Suresh
    • A.N. Balakrishnan
  • Stars
    • Suriya
    • Tamannaah Bhatia
    • Prabhu
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • K.V. Anand
    • Writers
      • K.V. Anand
      • D. Suresh
      • A.N. Balakrishnan
    • Stars
      • Suriya
      • Tamannaah Bhatia
      • Prabhu
    • 19User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Suriya
    Suriya
    • Devaraj Velusamy
    Tamannaah Bhatia
    Tamannaah Bhatia
    • Yamuna
    Prabhu
    Prabhu
    • Dass
    Jagan
    Jagan
    • Chitti Babu
    Akashdeep Saigal
    Akashdeep Saigal
    • Kamalesh
    Karunas
    Karunas
    • Dilli
    Ponvannan
    Ponvannan
    • Parthiban
    Renuka
    Renuka
    • Kaveri Velusamy
    Delhi Ganesh
    Delhi Ganesh
    • Courier Service official
    Kalairani
    Kalairani
    • Brothel owner
    Janaki Sabesh
    • Kamalesh's Gangmember
    Subela Sudhakar
    • Film Producer
    Rajendranath
    • Police Officer
    Rail Ravi
    • Inspection Squad Member
    Koena Mitra
    Koena Mitra
    • Special Appearance
    Daisy
    • Aairatha
    Lucas Ogunro
    • African smuggling kingpin
    • Director
      • K.V. Anand
    • Writers
      • K.V. Anand
      • D. Suresh
      • A.N. Balakrishnan
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    User reviews19

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    8rrithvikramesh

    One of the best surya's movie

    This movie is soo thrilling and interesting. Everyone acted well. Kv Anand just nailed it. Few scenes could have been deleted. Good movie. Music was good and songs were excellent.
    10P-Rajayogan

    A excellent movie from k.v.anand

    K.V.Anand and Auba were back with Ayan after Kanaa Kandaen (which was an excellent movie which became average hit due to lack of publicity). I have known them through a monthly 'super novel' where Suba(Suresh-Bala) were writers and Anand was a photographer which made them unite in film industry. I was a great fan of them and eagerly waited for this. And they are back with an excellent intelligent movie in which hit was written everywhere Surya plays a role of smuggler (not a serious one) which was characterized superbly and the movie moves in a jet fast with humor, thrill, action at right proportions. Especially first fight sequence was superb challenging Hollywood. Songs which was a slight let down from Harris has been pictured superbly locations mesmerizes us. Tamanna ,Vijay TV Jegan(which was a sweet surprise) , and Prabhu done their parts well. Story revolves around rivalry between two smuggling groups yet it was joyful ride with humor from starting to end. After lot of days i heard clapping in theater from starting to end and everybody came out of theater with smile in face which tells the films victory. We cannot categorize this movie into particular genre like thriller,action,or comedy. It is a new kind of genre with intelligently taken scenes which sometimes surpasses Hollywood and sure it also belongs to super duper hit genre.
    10robo009

    catch me if you can

    Veedokkade is a slick action entertainer that deals with the business of diamond trafficking with the backdrop of friendship. The plus points of the film are Surya, Tamanna and nice screenplay with good commercial payoffs. On the flip side, certain scenes (introducing heroine and her family as prostitutes / ghastly portrayal of friend's killing episode) may be offending for movie lovers of delicate sensibilities. On a whole, Veedokkade is a slickly executed action flick.Cinematography by MS Prabhu is excellent. The virgin locations of Africa are well explored (especially the locations of last but one song shot in a desert). Music by Harris Jayaraj is just OK. Fights by Kanal Kannan (especially the first chase shot in African country) are superb. Dialogues are adequate. Production values by AVM banner are grand.
    10Santhosh_2002

    Ayan (2009)

    The movie ws excellent. Everybody acted very good in the movie. One of the best movie of Suriya and KV Anand. The movie was so interesting and thrilling. The movie was not at all boring.
    10nawazkhan-45687

    Irreplaceable art

    Wow!!! What an acting by Suriya, watched it more than 50 times and not getting bored

    This was the first suriya movie watched in my life, after which I watched all his movies after and before ayan too . He is the perfectionist in everything. His acting is several times better than so called overrated Thala Thalapathy (not to offend anyone, it's the truth).

    Hard to find the versatile actors like suriya. I'm not his fan but a cinema lover and I love his acting

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    • Trivia
      The song 'Nenje Neje' was filmed in the location of Skeleton Coast, Namibia. It was the same location seen in the Aamir Khan movie Ghajini (2008), which was a Hindi remake of Surya's movie.
    • Goofs
      Deva demands a new pair of shoes after his old shoes are ripped apart by the security officer. The officer forces his colleague to lend his shoes and black socks. But in the next scene when Deva walks out of the airport, his shoes slip away revealing a pair of white socks.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Ko (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Pala Pala
      Written by: Na. Muthukumar

      Produced by: Harris Jayaraj

      Performed by: Hariharan

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 2009 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • The Unbeatable
    • Filming locations
      • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Production company
      • A.V.M. Productions
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    • Budget
      • ₹180,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,165,247
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 42m(162 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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