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.
The 2008–2010 India Window
181 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ayan sits at position #26.
Other Titles From AVM Productions
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ayan premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 42m runtime, production spent $20K per minute on screen and earned $111K per minute back.
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 |