Aegan (Tamil: ஏகன்) is a 2008 Tamil action comedy film directed and co-written by Raju Sundaram and produced by Ayngaran International based on the 2004 Shahrukh Khan starrer Main Hoon Na. It stars Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara in the lead roles, with Suman, Jayaram, Navdeep and Piaa Bajpai in supporting roles.
The film revolves around a daredevil cop who, on behalf of his ailing father and the ambition of a lieutenant general, returns to college in Ooty. Whilst protecting the general's daughter, he attempts to reconcile with his stepbrother from his father's marriage. Furthermore, he has to ward off the international criminal John Chinnappa, who is trying to kill the general, an ex-aide of his who has turned police approver. How the cop manages to solve all three problems forms the crux of the story.
The film opened to Indian audiences on 25 October 2008, coinciding with the Diwaliseason. The film, upon release received mixed reviews at the South Indian box office.
The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Jaanbaaz Commando in 2012.
