India Ayan returned 5.6× its production cost, earning $18.0M against a $3.2M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
அயன்
Deva works for Arumugam, a smuggler, who has taken care of him for many years. However, when his best friend gets killed, Deva decides to help the police to nab a dangerous drug lord.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 42m runtime, production spent $20K per minute on screen and earned $111K per minute back.
Other Titles From AVM Productions
Action + Romance in India
119 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ayan itself).
The 2008–2010 India Window
Among 181 India films we catalog from this window, Ayan places #26 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
2009 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 59 titles released, including Ayan. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (454 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 58 other India films in 2009.
The 703rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
59 audience reviews — more than 84% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #530 of 1,983 India films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #130 of 637 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Production Companies | AVM Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 42m |
| Release Date | April 3, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1355546 |