7+ years since it was first announced, and 5+ years since it has been in the making, Ayalaan starring Sivakarthikeyan in the lead is finally hitting theater screens tomorrow. The movie which was delayed due to a mirage of financial and legal impediments, faced release uncertainty till the eleventh hour, but seemingly all is sorted now. Ayalaan is coming out for the Pongal 2024 holidays, and here is all you need to know about the film: 

• Release Date: January 12, 2023 (Friday)

• Release Format: 2D

• First Show (FDFS):  
  • 6:30 AM IST (USA)
  • 9:00 AM IST (Tamil Nadu)

• Language: Tamil

• Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action, Eco Thriller

• Censor: U

• Runtime: 156 minutes [2 hours 37 minutes 50 seconds]
  • First half - 1 hour 24 minutes (84 minutes)
  • Second half - 1 hour 12 minutes (72 mins)

• Plot: Tamizh, a nature warrior with a rebellious streak, finds his city dreams grounded by an outer space being that has crash landed on earth. As the planet's fate hangs in a balance, they join forces to battle a science tycoon who craves earth's lifeblood. Can laughter and ingenuity defeat lasers and greed in this eco-thriller?

• Cast/Character
  • Sivakarthikeyan - Tamizh, a rural nature warrior who moves to the big city 
  • Venkat Senguttuvan - Live action actor behind the green outer space being
  • Siddharth - Voice behind the animated, alien-word-hating character
  • Rakul Preet Singh
  • Sharad Kelkar - Business tycoon with science interests
  • Isha Koppikar - Eliza
  • Bhanupriya - Tamizh's mother
  • Yogi Babu - Tamizh's city roommate
  • Karunakaran - Tamizh's other city roommate
  • Bala Saravanan
  • Munishkanth
  • George Maryan
  • Kothandam
  • Semmalar Annam

• Writing/Direction: R. Ravikumar

• Music: AR Rahman

• Cinematography: Nirav Shah

• Lyrics: Madhan Karky, Vivek

• Edit: Ruben

• Production Design: Muthuraj. R

• Action: Anbariv

• Costume Design: Pallavi Singh, Neeraja Kona
  

• Choreography: Ganesh Acharya, Paresh Master, Sathish Krishnan, Sandy

• VFX: Bejoy Arputharaj, Phantom FX

• Sound Design: Sachin Sudhakaran, Hariharan M (Sync Cinema)

• DI: Redchillies.Color

• Production: KJR Studios

• Audio Label: Sony Music

• Publicity Design:  Gopi Prasannaa

• OTT (Post-Theatrical):

• Satellite (Post Theatrical): Sun TV

• Ayalaan Trailer

• Ayalaan Teaser

• Ayalaan First Single Vera Level Sago

• Ayalaan Second Single Ayalaa Ayalaa

• Ayalaan Third Single Suro Suro

• Ayalaan Fourth Single Maanja Nee