Aaryan is a 2025 Indian Tamil-languageaction thriller film written and directed by Praveen K in his directorial debut. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Shraddha Srinath and Maanasa Choudhary in the lead roles, alongside Selvaraghavan in an important role. The film is produced by Vishnu Vishal himself under his Vishnu Vishal Studioz banner.[2]
Before the release of Gatta Kusthi (2022), in early-September 2022, Vishnu Vishal announced his next project, to be a crime-investigative thriller film, titled Aaryan.[3] The film is written and directed by Praveen K, who had earlier worked as an associate to Gautham Vasudev Menon in his directorial debut and produced by Vishnu Vishal under his Vishnu Vishal Studioz banner.[4] Vishnu Vishal's previous film, FIR's (2022) director Manu Anand has co-written along with Praveen.[5] During the first-look poster release, Praveen mentioned that Vishnu Vishal would play the role of a young police officer,[6] while Shraddha Srinath and Vani Bhojan would play the roles as a TV anchor and a forensic expert respectively.[7]Selvaraghavan was announced to play the role of an antagonist.[8] Apart from them, the film also features Tarak Ponnappa, Abhishek Joseph George and Maala Parvathi in important roles.[9] Vishnu Vishal stated the film has its title named after his son.[10]
The technical team consists of Ghibran Vaibodha as its music composer, debutant Vishnu Subhash as its cinematographer, San Lokesh as its editor and Stunt Silva as its action choreographer.[11] In October 2024, it was reported that cinematographer Harish Kannan was onboard,[12] replacing the previously announced Vishnu Subhash.[13] The launch event took place in Chennai after a formal pooja ceremony on 2 September 2022.[14] Began production in September 2022, the filming resumed after a significant break in September 2024.[15] The final schedule of the filming began on 9 December 2024[16] and got wrapped on 4 February 2025.[17]
The film has music composed by Ghibran Vaibodha reuniting in his second collaboration with Vishnu Vishal after Ratsasan (2018).[18] The first single titled "I'm The Guy" released on 13 October 2025.[19] The sedond single titled "Azhagiyaley " was released on 26 October 2025.[20] The third single "Naan Ingey" was released on 31 October 2025.[21]
Aaryan was released in theatres on 31 October 2025.[22] Apart from its original Tamil language, the film is also planned to be dubbed and released in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi languages.[23] To avoid clashing with Mass Jathara and Baahubali: The Epic, the Telugu version's release was postponed by a week, with a release scheduled on 7 November 2025.[24]
Home media
The post-theatrical streaming rights were acquired by Netflix.[25]
Reception
Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Thankfully, after a draggy start, Aaryan pulls itself together in the second half. The "how" of the murders and the ticking clock deliver some genuinely racy, interesting thrills. [...] A steady thriller, albeit the social cause felt like a forced final chapter."[26] Anusha Sundar of OTT Play gave 2/5 stars and wrote "With some solid threads, Aaryan would have been a great case to explore the psyche of a serial killer whose reasonings are beyond logic and sometimes unacceptable by sanity. But instead, when it falls back to the regular serial killer film, Aaryan loses steam and further interest."[27] Janani K of India Today gave 2/5 stars and wrote "'Aaryan' promised an intelligent cat-and-mouse thriller but ultimately collapses under the weight of its messy messaging. 'Aaryan' doesn’t just disappoint, it forces viewers to question the morality at its core and leaves a lasting sense of unease about the storytellers themselves."[28]
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