Aayirathil Oruvan
2010Movie3 h 1 min
Summary
An expedition sets out to uncover the long-lost traces of the Chola dynasty, venturing into uncharted lands filled with ancient traps, hostile forces, and forgotten secrets. What begins as a search for history soon becomes a perilous struggle for survival, where myths and reality collide and the fate of an entire legacy hangs in the balance.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 81GoodWatch 74
IMDb8.1
Box office
2.7×its budget
- Budget
- $8 M
- Worldwide
- $20 M
Worldwide it earned $13 M more than it cost.
Running time
3 h 1 min
Longer than 9 in 10 action movies, +73 min on the typical 108
typical 108181Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries
+110Released
2010
January 14, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 6 moreDirecting · 3
- Selvaraghavan Director, Screenplay, Story
- Aishwarya Rajinikanth Assistant Director, Playback Singer
- Nikhil Sriram Assistant Director
Production · 1
- R. Ravindran Producer
Camera · 1
- Ramji Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kola Bhaskar Editor
Sound · 5
- G. V. Prakash Kumar Original Music Composer
- Sreejesh Nair Sound Designer
- Dhanush Playback Singer
- Andrea Jeremiah Playback Singer
- V Shrihari Sound Effects Editor
Art · 2
- Anuradha Genrich Assistant Art Director
- T Santanam Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Erum Ali Costume Design
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