If you believe in the magic of cinema—if you want A. R. Rahman to keep composing, if you want Sivakarthikeyan to keep taking risks, if you want Indian sci-fi to evolve—. Buy a ticket. Wait for the OTT release. Or catch the satellite premiere.

Have you watched Ayalaan legally? Share your experience in the comments below. If you see illegal links, report them to the cyber cell.

Your choice of where to watch determines what movies get made in the future. Don’t let Ayalaan be the last big-budget Tamil alien movie. Watch it legally.

However, as with almost every major Indian film release, within hours of its theatrical debut, illegal copies began surfacing on torrent and piracy websites. Among the most infamous of these sites is .