Aadhavan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller, directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Ramesh Khanna. The film features Surya Sivakumar in the title role along with Nayantara in lead roles and Murali, Vadivelu, Anand Babu, Ramesh Khanna, B. Saroja Devi, Rahul Dev, Sayaji Shinde in its supporting cast. The music is composed by Harris Jayaraj.With Harris Jayaraj handling the music for the third time in a row for Actor Surya,the soundtrack become one of the biggest blockbuster hits both locally and internationally.The films success in asian market was primarily because of Harris's outstanding musical score that made fans return for a second show of the film.The film, was released on October 17, 2009 during Diwali. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Ghatikudu.