Ayan (film)

Ayan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. V. Anand
Written by
Dialogues by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyM. S. Prabhu
Edited byAnthony
Music byHarris Jayaraj
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 3 April 2009 (2009-04-03)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget15 crore
Box office80 crore

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 was composed by Harris Jayaraj, edited by Anthony Gonsalvez, the film was filmed by M. S. Prabhu.

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$24 million in 2023) worldwide and became the highest grossing Tamil film of the year. The film was also successful in Kerala.