Vaaranam Aayiram is a Tamil feature film directed by Gautham Menon. Surya Sivakumar acts in dual lead roles, whilst Sameera Reddy, Divya Spandana and Simran Bagga also play roles in the film. The film has been under production since late 2006. The film, announced with a budget of 14 crore INR, released on November 14, 2008 across the globe.

Vaaranam Aayiram illustrates the theme of how a father often came across his son's life as a hero and inspiration, whose death was deeply mourned in the end. As a tribute to the father of the director, the film opened in several countries with critical acclaim and mixed reviews. The film was produced by Venu Ravichandran and also has musical score by Harris Jayaraj, making Vaaranam Aayiram his final project with Gautham Menon before their formally announced partnership break up.