Aegan
Aegan is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed and co-written by Raju Sundaram - in his debut and only directorial film to date - and produced by Ayngaran International. It stars Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara, with Suman, Jayaram, Nassar, Navdeep, and Piaa Bajpai in supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by Arjun Jena and editing by V. T. Vijayan. It is loosely based on the 2004 Bollywood film, Main Hoon Na.
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| Directed by | Raju Sundaram |
| Written by | S. Ramakrishnan Raju Sundaram (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Raju Sundaram (adapted screenplay) Farah Khan Abbas Tyrewala Rajesh Saathi (original screenplay) |
| Story by | Farah Khan (original story) Raju Sundaram (additional story) |
| Based on | Main Hoon Na by Farah Khan |
| Produced by | K. Karunamoorthy C. Arunpandian |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Nayanthara Navdeep Piaa Bajpai Jayaram Suman Nassar |
| Cinematography | Arjun Jena |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
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| Distributed by | Ayngaran International |
Release date | 27 October 2008 |
Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film revolves around a ruthless but benevolent cop who, on behalf of his policeman father, embarks on a mission to protect the daughter of a fugitive posing as a college student. Furthermore, he has to ward off an international criminal who is trying to kill the fugitive, an ex-aide of his who has turned police approver. How the cop manages to solve all problems forms the crux of the story.
The film opened to Indian audiences on 25 October 2008, coinciding with the Diwali season; it received mixed reviews. The film was dubbed into Hindi language as Jaanbaaz Commando.