Ayalaan (2024) on Netflix
NR20242h 36mActionAdventureSci-Fi
Tamizh leaves Poombarai for Chennai, where he joins an agency that stages surprise parties. He meets Tattoo, an alien sent to Earth to recover a mysterious element before humans misuse it.
- Watch on NetflixThis title is not on Netflix right now. Please check back later for updates.
- Watch on NordVPN
- Netflix2.3/5
- IMDb5.9/104,524 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes33%
Trailer
Plot summary
Tamizh, who comes from Poombarai, cares about nature, and his mother sends him to Chennai to find another job. There he becomes friends with Sugirtharaja, who runs an agency that stages surprise parties, and Tamizh joins the agency. Misled by Sugirtharaja, he falls in love with Tara. At a function he meets Tattoo, an alien whose leaders sent him to Earth to recover Sparc, a mysterious element, before humans misuse it. The two bond, and Tamizh introduces Tattoo to his friends, while the scientist Aryan hunts the same element.
Cast
Show all 14 cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Ayalaan (2024)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- A puppet of the alien was imported from the United States at a cost of around ₹2 crore to help with lighting and detail, but delays in getting it led the team to build an indigenous puppet under art director Muthuraj.
- Cinematographer Nirav Shah used the Alexa LF camera on Ayalaan, making it the first Indian film to be shot with that camera.
- Ayalaan contains over 4,500 visual effects shots, and the makers claimed this was the most for an Indian film at that point.
- After financial troubles on Ayalaan, lead actor Sivakarthikeyan and director Ravikumar both gave up their fees so the film's shoot could be completed.
- Vadivelu was considered to voice the alien in Ayalaan before Siddharth was finalised for the role in December 2023, and Siddharth charged no fee for his work.
- Ayalaan's release was stayed by the Madras High Court until 3 January 2022 over money 24AM Studios borrowed from Tag Entertainment, unless the sum was repaid.
- Despite delays in Ayalaan's shoot, composer Rahman had completed three songs for the film and also sang the intro song after Sivakarthikeyan asked him to.
- Venkatesh Senguttuvan performed the alien through motion capture, wearing a blue suit with multiple sensors, and each movement took five takes with and without him.
