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Aadhavan
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<p><i>Aadhavan</i> (transl. <i>Sun</i>) is a 2009 Indian <a href="/facts/Tamil_language/7I0lHL0d">Tamil</a>-language <a href="/facts/Masala_film/xrGYx9N3">masala film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/K._S._Ravikumar/DedAwa3G">K. S. Ravikumar</a>, from a story written by <a href="/facts/Ramesh_Khanna/C9jEu3A2">Ramesh Khanna</a>, and produced by <a href="/facts/Udhayanidhi_Stalin/V2UXUlYR">Udhayanidhi Stalin</a> under <a href="/facts/Red_Giant_Movies/DB2EeFxF">Red Giant Movies</a>. The film stars <a href="/facts/Suriya/IwBMV4Qz">Suriya</a>, alongside <a href="/facts/Nayantara/tndJp8xK">Nayantara</a>, <a href="/facts/Vadivelu/TymrIA0X">Vadivelu</a>, <a href="/facts/Murali_(Malayalam_actor)/n8MGlk7Y">Murali</a>, <a href="/facts/B._Saroja_Devi/aNo7IenV">B. Saroja Devi</a>, <a href="/facts/Rahul_Dev/vAx2lpH3">Rahul Dev</a>, <a href="/facts/Sayaji_Shinde/TvdXmFjk">Sayaji Shinde</a> and <a href="/facts/Anand_Babu/6wlFnjJh">Anand Babu</a>. The music was composed by <a href="/facts/Harris_Jayaraj/jbaBP0Fj">Harris Jayaraj</a>, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ganesh Rajavelu and <a href="/facts/Don_Max_(film_editor)/rF3CjBt8">Don Max</a>. </p><p><i>Aadhavan</i> was released on 17 October 2009 and became a commercially successful at the box office. The core plot was loosely based on the 1990 <a href="/facts/Malayalam/YLuvDWd3">Malayalam</a> film <i><a href="/facts/His_Highness_Abdullah/hkaJ4mda">His Highness Abdullah</a></i> and it was remade in <a href="/facts/Bengali_language/twpKobqA">Bengali</a> as <i><a href="/facts/Shikari_(2016_film)/FVeTbg4t">Shikari</a></i>. </p>