Ayan (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.[3]

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 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.[4]
[5]
 Ayan was declared as the solo blockbuster of the year in Tamil cinema,
[6]
 collecting about ₹80 crore (US$11 million) worldwide.[2] It was also
dubbed and released on 1 May 2009 in Telugu as Veedokkade, which was a
box office success in Andhra Pradesh.[7][8][9] and also in Kerala.[

Devaraj Velusamy (Suriya) arrives at the Chennai International Airport after

running an errand for Dass (Prabhu) of smuggling pre-release unlicensed
movies on DVD. The two of them leave for their hideout and instruct Dilli
(Karunas), a hearing-impaired assistant of Dass, to make copies of the DVD.
Just when police crews arrive into their vicinity, Dass informs Deva and the
rest to leave. Deva tells the others to leave while he quickly sets up the
burning process. Deva also leaves the hideout just in time. However, the
police officers arrive at the hideout, only to see the burning process of the
DVDs complete. The police then seizes the DVDs and computers. The
inspector, who was a friend of Dass, tells him that he can close the case if one
of Dass's men agrees to the crime. Deva attempts to go, but another man,
Chitti Babu (Jagan), who had no affiliation to the volunteers, takes the blame.
Later, Chitti joins Dass's group and befriends Deva.

Dass is a diamond trafficker who smuggles diamonds from Africa. Deva's

mother Kaveri (Renuka) does not appreciate his affairs with Dass, as she
wants Deva, who holds a Master of Science degree, to have a government
job. He occasionally visits home and her roadside grocery shop, only to get
scoldings from his loving mother.

When Deva is invited to Chitti's house, he gets impatient and knocks on the
door. As the door opens, Deva slips and falls on the bed, expecting to see
Chitti but scaring his younger sister Yamuna (Tamannaah) instead. Just
before he drives off, he curses himself for making such a stupid mistake.
Yamuna catches this and accepts his apologies, then they slowly fall in love,
and their relationship is accepted by Chitti.

Meanwhile, Kamalesh (Akashdeep Saighal), the arch-enemy and competitor

in smuggling of Dass, slowly starts to try to foil Dass and his employees. A
prank phone call from Chitti leads to a near-death experience for both Deva
and Kaveri. Escaping alive and outraged, Deva goes and confronts Chitti,
releasing his anger to the fullest extent. Chitti then reveals that he was
Kamalesh's personal spy and that even though that their bosses were foes, he
was happy to be a friend of Deva. Disgusted, he leaves, and Chitti to. At that
moment, Yamuna arrives, hearing everything. Thus, this stir of events causes
the interval of the movie.

After these events, Deva and Yamuna break up. In Malaysia, under
circumstances, Chitti and Deva meet. Chitti, who was fed with drugs, falls
prey to them and starts reacting. In a last attempt to rekindle their friendship,
Deva attempts to save him. Chitti then explains that it was wrong of him to
be a spy, but still admits that he was lucky to have Deva as a friend. He dies
when Kamalesh's henchmen try to salvage the drugs by cutting him open.
Heartbroken, Deva burns Chitti's body upon his request and returns to India.

When Deva arrives, Yamuna approaches him and asks the police officers to
arrest him. However, she notices Chitti's phone, which he used to record a
video before dying. Yamuna brings it out, which contains a recording of how
Chitti died. She also sent the video to Dass. It is here that Deva did not kill
Chitti but hid from Kamalesh's henchmen. Yamuna apologises to Deva, and
the two come together again.

Later, circumstances force Deva to become a part of the security squad in the
airport as he is accused by J. Parthiban IRS (Ponvannan), the Assistant
Commissioner of the Income Tax Air Intelligence Unit of carrying drugs. He
denies it, saying that the packet of drugs was given by a passenger's relative
as she had forgotten it. The drugs are opened, and it is found that heroin is
sealed in them. Deva then realises and explains that huge amount of drugs are
being transported by distracting him with a small amount. The flight is
delayed and all passengers are asked to take food from the canteen. There are
a few who do not do so, and hence, their stomach is X-rayed, and a huge
packet of heroin is found. Deva is then asked to help Parthiban and the
customs for arresting Kamalesh.

Deva and Parthiban put a cab-like room outside Kamalesh's house, and with
Yamuna's help, a transmitter is put in Kamalesh's study. Then, all his
conversations with his clients are recorded. Kamalesh later finds out and
attempts to kill them, which fails. He later finds out that idols made of heroin
are compressed under high pressure to disguise their smell and properties.
With this evidence, the income tax department comes to raid Kamalesh's
house, but he acts quickly and removes everything. During a final attempt to
arrest Kamalesh, the truth is forced out of his accountant, but Kamalesh kills
him to avoid any witnesses. Later, Deva's house is almost burnt, and Dass is
killed by Kamalesh, which infuriates Deva. Deva is then forced to go
to Africa and confront Kamalesh.

When Deva returns to India, he is again inspected by the customs officer.

Deva learns that it was his mother this time who exposed his smuggling
mission. He has no choice but to surrender the diamonds, and so he does.
Parthiban hands Deva to sign a form, which Deva hesitates. He then learns
that is a government security job application form. Parthiban says that Deva's
criminal mind is required for such a job in the customs. He then asks what
had happened to Kamalesh, to which Deva replies that he had gone to
the Congo to strike a business deal. Then, a flashback shows that when
Kamalesh was returning from stealing the diamonds, his gang is killed by
Deva, and he is pushed off the cliff.

The film ends on a happy note as Deva leaves the airport with his mother and
Yamuna.