Ayan (film)
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| Directed by | K.V. Anand |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. S. Guhan |
| Written by | K. V. Anand & Subha |
| Starring | Surya Tamannah Prabhu Akashdeep Saighal Karunas Ponvannan Delhi Ganesh |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
| Cinematography | M. S. Prabhu |
| Editing by | Anthony |
| Studio | AVM Studio |
| Distributed by | Sun Pictures (India) Ayngaran International (Worldwide) |
| Release date(s) | 3 April 2009 |
| Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | Rs.15 crores |
| Gross revenue | Rs.80 crores [1] |
Ayan is a 2009 blockbuster Tamil action thriller film co-written by K.V.Anand and writers Subha and directed by K. V. Anand. Ayan was released worldwide on 3 April 2009. The film, starring Surya, Prabhu, Tamannah, Karunas, Ponvannan and Akashdeep Saighal in the lead roles, is produced by M. Saravanan and M. S. Guhan, while distribution rights were sold to Sun Pictures in January 2009. The film score was composed by Harris Jayaraj, the soundtrack released on 19 January 2009. Edited by Anthony Gonsalvez, the film was filmed by M. S. Prabhu.The film was launched in Chennai in March 2008 and released on 3 April 2009 worldwide. It was also released in Telugu as Veedokkade on May 1. Filming had also taken place in various locations out of India, including Namibia, Malaysia, Zanzibar and South Africa.
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[edit] Plot
The movie revolves around Devaraj,often called Deva. He works for Arumuga Dass(Deva's deceased father's friend)who is heavily involved in smuggling diamonds and other goods. Chitti(Jegan), takes the blame for Arumuga Dass's pirated CD business. When Arumuga Dass comes to know of this, he hires Chitti to work for him.What Dass does not know is that Chitti works as a spy for Kamalesh,a business rival of Dass. When Deva comes to know about this, he loses his friendship with Chitti. But Deva falls in love with Chitti's sister,Yamuna(Tammana). As Kamalesh's crimes get more inhumane and Chitti dies, problems stack up for Deva and Deva has to get out of them
[edit] Cast
- Surya as Devaraj Velusamy. Deva is a post-graduate whose mother, Kaveri, wants him to get a government job. His mischievous attitude appeals to the eyes of Yamuna. Deva, who also expresses his love to Yamuna, prioritizes Dass before anything else, as he shows great respect to him.
- Tammanaah as Yamuna. Yamuna, the sister of Deva's friend Chitti, falls in love with Deva after an incident with him at her house. She also assists Deva to help expose the Kamalesh's smuggling business.
- Prabhu as Arumuga Dass. Dass is a smuggler of diamonds who has receives the diamonds from errands ran by his right-hand, Deva. Dass is disrespected by Kaveri, whose husband was once killed while working for him. Dass gets killed in a collision with a oiler tank, perpetrated by Kamalesh.
- Akashdeep Saighal as Kamalesh. Kamalesh is the main opponent of Dass, who is jealous of Dass' growth in the smuggling business. He finds ways to buy the clients of Dass, without success however. A cold-hearted business minded character, he kills his father who opposes him when he is found smuggling drugs. Kamalesh gets killed by Deva during the climax of the film by Deva.
- Jegan as Chitti Babu. Chitti is Deva's best friend and the older brother of Yamuna. He is caught betraying Dass, as he is really a henchman of Kamalesh. Kamalesh's gang kills him when they are ordered to remove the packets of heroin from his stomach.
- Karunas as Dilli. Dilli is part of Dass' crew of smuggling who often forgets to plug in his hearing device. He is suspected by Dass when he finds out his information is being leaked out.
- Ponvannan as Parthiban. The chief inspector at the Chennai International Airport who often receives information about Deva smuggling goods during his flight trips. Once Deva finds ways of hiding the goods, Parthiban is dumbfounded when he finds Deva to be clean of smuggled items.
- Renuka as Kaveri Velusamy. Kaveri, a widow, is Deva's mother. She is often strict with Deva as she does not want him having affairs with Dass and his smuggling crew.
- Koena Mitra in an item number. Appears during the song "Honey Honey" as an item number.
[edit] Production
[edit] Development
In 2008 K. V. Anand was announced as producing a film under the AVM Production banner, titled Ayan. The film was inaugrated at AVM Studios on 24 March 2008 with the presence of most of the unit members.[2] On the occasion, Anand announced the film's genre to be an action thriller interlaced with romance and comedy. India Glitz reported that Ayan was not necessarily a Tamil language word and therefore the film might not qualify for Tamil Nadu's Entertainment Tax Exemption Act, which provides for "tax exemption to the films that have Tamil titles."[3]
[edit] Casting
K. V. Anand announced the film with both Surya Sivakumar and Tamanna Bhatia to play the lead roles in the film.[4] Surya was initially expected to play the lead role in Anand's earlier film, but was not able to do so.[5] Anand expressed his thoughts during the film's inaugration that "Surya was apt for the title role" since the film's title meant "sun rays" and the name "Surya" refers to the sun. Ayan would also make Surya's second film with AVM Productions, after their previous partnership in Perazhagan. Furthermore, Surya had worked with Anand since Surya's debut in the 1997 film Nerukku Ner for which Anand was the film's cinematographer.[6]. Akashdeep Saighal, who predominantly works in Bollywood films would be playing a negative role.[7] Apart from the film's cast, the film's crew consisted of Harris Jayaraj as the film composer along with Vairamuthu, Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar as the lyricists. M. S. Prabhu was chosen as the film's cinematographer. Abhilash Mukundan,The supermodel of kerala played as an African Gangster in this movie. After this movie was released, lot of Mukundan fans club was established all over the kerala. Runice is the current President of this club.[8]
[edit] Release
Ayan became the third largest Tamil film, generating revenue of Rs.80 crores [1] since the releases of Sivaji, and Dasavatharam[9]. The film grossed at box-offices across domestic and overseas markets.[10]. Ayan was made at a production cost of Rs.15 crores. AVM Productions sold the film's distribution rights for Tamil Nadu to Sun Pictures for Rs.18 crores. It grossed an excess of Rs.80 crores from the domestic market. In Chennai alone, box-office totals were reported as Rs. 7.43 crores in theatrical revenue.[11] International distribution rights were sold to Ayngaran International. Ayan's revenue exceeded Rs.5 crores in Malaysia.[12] The film's Telugu version, Veedokkade, was sold to Hyderabad-based producer Bellamkonda Suresh for Rs.3 crores.
[edit] Soundtrack
| Ayan | ||||
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| Soundtrack by Harris Jayaraj | ||||
| Released | 19 January 2009 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 27:36 | |||
| Label | AVM Music | |||
| Producer | Harris Jayaraj | |||
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| No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics | Notes |
| 1 | Pala Pala | Hariharan | 5:25 | Na. Muthukumar | Features Surya with extras; shot in Chennai,Malaysia and parts of Africa. |
| 2 | Vizhi Moodi | Karthik | 5:32 | Na. Muthukumar | Romantic interlude with Surya and Tamanna Bhatia. |
| 3 | Oyaayiye Yaayiye | Benny Dayal, Haricharan, Chinmayi | 5:33 | Pa. Vijay | Romantic interlude with Surya and Tamanna Bhatia filmed in sets. |
| 4 | Nenje Nenje | Harish Raghavendra, Mahathi | 5:44 | Vairamuthu | Romantic interlude with Surya and Tamanna Bhatia, shot in the Namib Desert. |
| 5 | Honey Honey | Devan, Sayanora Philip | 5:19 | Pa. Vijay | Item number featuring Koena Mitra also featuring Akashdeep Saighal and Surya. |
| 6 | Oh Super Nova/Hey Raja | Krish | 2:37 | Na. Muthukumar | Plays with the opening credits;included in Second Released soundtrack album. |
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/62283/Veedokkade-completes-100-days.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/articles.asp?mnth=3&yr=2008
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37521.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37423.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37697.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37512.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38496.html
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37814.html
- ^ http://www.mydigitalfc.com/leisure-writing/ayan-breathes-life-kollywood-003
- ^ http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14891058
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-09-04/ayan-23-05-09.html
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/malaysia/?yr=2009&wk=19&p=.htm
[edit] External links
- Ayan at the Internet Movie Database
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