Ayan (film)
Award Category Nominee Result
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Actor Suriya Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Director K.V . Anand Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Film Ayan Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Lyricist Na . Muthukumar ( Vizhi Moodi ) Won
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Lyricist Vairamuthu ( Nenje Nenje ) Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Male Playback Harish Raghavendra ( Nenje Nenje ) Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Male Playback Karthik ( singer ) ( Vizhi Moodi ) Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director Harris Jayaraj Won
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor Prabhu Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor Jagan Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress Renuka Nominated
2009 Filmfare Awards South Best Dance Choreographer Dinesh ( Pala Pala ) Won
2009 Vijay Awards Best Actor Suriya Nominated
2009 Vijay Awards Best Art Director Rajeevan Nominated
2009 Vijay Awards Best Choreographer Dhinesh ( Pala Pala ) Nominated
2009 Vijay Awards Best Director K. V. Anand Nominated
2009 Vijay Awards Favourite Director K. V. Anand Nominated
2009 Vijay Awards Best Entertainer Suriya Won
2009 Vijay Awards Favourite Hero Suriya Nominated
2009 Vijay Awards Favourite Heroine Tamannaah Nominated
Awards
Ayan received the most nominations ( 12 ) in the Filmfare Awards South 2009 and in the 4th Annual Vijay Awards ( 18 ) .
Ayan (pronunciation (help·info)) (English: Creator) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action film co-written and directed by K. V. Anand. The film, starring Suriya, Prabhu, Tamannaah, Akashdeep Saighal, Jagan, and Karunas, was produced by M. Saravanan and M. S. Guhan, distributed by Sun Pictures. The film score and soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj, Edited by Anthony Gonsalvez, the film was filmed by M. S. Prabhu. The film's story revolves around Devaraj Velusamy, a youngster whose mother wants him to become a government official. He, on the other hand, works for a smuggling group run by Anthony Dass, who has been his mentor and has been looking after him since childhood. Conflict occurs when Deva's archrival, Kamalesh, opposes and tries to eliminate Dass from the smuggling business. Who wins in the conflict forms the climax of the story. 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 to positive reviews. Ayan was declared as the solo blockbuster of the year in Tamil cinema, collecting about ₹80 crore (US$11 million) worldwide. It was also dubbed and released on 1 May 2009 in Telugu as Veedokkade, which was a box office success in Andhra Pradesh. and also in Kerala.