Ayan - Review

Why you must watch it:

• Great visuals, locales and production values
  
• If you are a Surya fan
• Timepass

Look out for: Prabhu who makes his presence felt in a strong supporting role (He is making a habit of it with movies like Billa, Silambattam and now Ayan). 

The Good: Visuals, Racy first half, Music
The Bad: Meandering second half, a terrible villain (Akashdeep Saigal) 

Bottomline: When was the last time you saw a Tamil film and said 'Paisa Vasool' or 'Timepass'. Ayan may not be the most entertaining Tamil film ever made but it is certainly one of the more entertaining Tamil films to hit the screen in the recent months. Surya is Deva an educated, savvy, street-smart con guy who works for Das (Prabhu) a smuggler with a heart of  gold, who controls North Chennai. The trouble starts when Kamlesh (Akashdeep Saigal) decides he wants to get one up on Das and Deva and a long cat and mouse game begins. There are strong similarities between Surya's role in Ayan and Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me if you Can. Overall Ayan is just about worth a watch because of a racy first half and some fantastic visuals - Unexplored locales in Africa and stunning action sequences which have truly raised the bar! The flip side? - A second half that meanders with mindless action, a heroine (Tamannah) who lacks 'oomph', a lead comedian (Jagan) who is not that funny and a villain in one of the worst ever performances in a Tamil film in recent times.