Raayan

Raayan Movie Details:

Country	India
Language	Tamil
Dubbed in	Hindi Telugu
Genre	Action, Thriller
Release date	July 26, 2024
Running time	2hr 25min
Certificate	A
Starring	Dhanush Sundeep Kishan Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
Directed by	Dhanush
Written by	Dhanush
Produced by	Kalanithi Maran
Cinematography by	Om Prakash
Edited by	Prasanna GK
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Production Company	Sun Pictures
Distributor	Asian Suresh Entertainment

Raayan Movie Cast & Characters:

• Dhanush as Kathavaraayan “Raayan”
  • Rakul as young Raayan
• Prakash Raj as Commissioner Sargunam
• S. J. Suryah as Sethuraman “Sethu”
• Selvaraghavan as Sekhar
• Sundeep Kishan as Muthuvelraayan “Muthu”
  • Avanish as young Muthu
• Dushara Vijayan as Durga
• Dharsikha as young Durga
• Kalidas Jayaram as Manickavelraayan “Manickam”
  • Dhanush Karthik as young Manickam
• Aparna Balamurali as Mekhala
• Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Sethu’s love interest (cameo appearance)
• Saravanan as Durai
• Aranthangi Nisha as Police officer
• Dileepan
• Ilavarasu
• Divya Pillai
• Dr. Karthik Anjaneyan
• Devadarshini
• Namo Narayanan
• Cell Murugan
• Kathir B. Kailasam

Storyline:

After his family is killed, a young man trains to avenge their murders. Seeking those responsible, his quest leads him through the criminal underworld.

Raayan Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:

Budget	₹100 crore (estimated)
Opening Day	₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Worldwide Collection	₹150 crore (US$18 million)

About Raayan Movie:

Raayan is a Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Dhanush. This project serves as Dhanush’s second directorial venture. Produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures, the film stars Dhanush in the lead role along with Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, S. J. Suryah, Selvaraghavan, and Prakash Raj.

The film was officially announced in January 2023 under the tentative title D50, as it is Dhanush’s 50th film as the lead actor, and the official title Raayan was announced on 19 February 2024.

Filming for the movie began on July 5, 2023, at East Coast Road in Chennai. The shooting schedule concluded by mid-December 2023.

Vishnu Vishal was initially approached to play an important role in the film. However, due to his schedule conflicts, including his film with director Ram Kumar and Lal Salaam (2024), he could not be a part of it.

The music and background score for the film are composed by A. R. Rahman, marking his fourth collaboration with Dhanush. Their previous collaborations include the films Raanjhanaa (2013), Maryan (2013), and Atrangi Re (2021).

The film received an A certificate from the CBFC, being the first film of Dhanush to receive so after Vada Chennai (2018).

Raayan was released theatrically on July 26, 2024. Apart from the original Tamil language, dubbed versions in the Telugu and Hindi languages are also scheduled to be released. The release date was initially scheduled to release on 11 April but was postponed to May, due to general elections, which was followed by it postponing again to June due to unspecified reasons.

Raayan received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Dhanush’s performance, direction, and screenplay, and Rahman’s score, while the storyline and the writing in the post-interval portions received criticism.

Raayan grossed ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)–₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) worldwide on its opening day, making it the second-highest first-day gross for a Tamil film in 2024, behind Indian 2. The film surpassed Karnan (2021) to achieve the biggest opening for a Dhanush film.

It was announced that the story for the sequel was currently in progress.