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{{Infobox film
| image = Aaru (film).jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Hari (director)|Hari]]
| writer = Hari
| producer = [[Saran (director)|Saran]]
| starring = [[Suriya]]<br />[[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]]
| cinematography = [[Priyan]]
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| music = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| studio = Gemini Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2005|12|09}}
| runtime = 168 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Aaru''''' ({{translation|Six}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] written and directed by [[Hari (director)|Hari]] and produced by [[Saran (director)|Saran]]. It stars [[Suriya]] in the main lead role as Aarumugam (Aaru). [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]] and [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]], while the cinematography and editing were handled by [[Priyan]] and [[V. T. Vijayan]] respectively.

''Aaru'' was released on 9 December 2005. It received mixed reviews by critics but became a commercial success.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2005 |title=Suriya power! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/suriya-power-news-tamil-kkfvxcbgjgg.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108004042/http://www.sify.com/movies/suriya-power-news-tamil-kkfvxcbgjgg.html |archive-date=8 January 2013 |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=9 December 2020 |title=Suriya fans celebrate #15YearsofAaru on social media |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/suriya-fans-celebrate-15yearsofaaru-on-social-media/articleshow/79641244.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250822005650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/suriya-fans-celebrate-15yearsofaaru-on-social-media/articleshow/79641244.cms |archive-date=22 August 2025 |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Aarumugam alias Aaru is raised by the sister of Vishwanathan, a gangster. Aaru respects Vishwanathan as his brother and is ready to go miles to keep him as the influential person in [[Chennai]]. When Vishwanathan declares war on his rival Kothanda Rama Reddy, Aaru assists him and Reddy's goons attack him, but Aaru overpowers them. Vishwanathan organises a protest and plots to kill Aaru's friends, but Aaru leaves the protest midway and proposes to his girlfriend Mahalakshmi, but she declines and gives him two months to change and orders him to stay away from her to test his loyalty and love. Aaru reluctantly accepts her decision.

Meanwhile, Aaru's friends are burnt alive during the protest as the [[kerosene]] was mixed with [[gasoline]], even though Aaru had only requested kerosene. Filled with regret, Aaru vows to take exact vengeance. One day, Lingam tells that Vishwanathan's assistant Bhaskar had set fire to the petrol and kerosene. Immediately suspicious, Aaru tries to confront Vishwanthan, who claims that Reddy was behind this. However, Vishwanathan and Reddy made a deal to finish off Aaru in exchange for Reddy to have free rein over parts of Chennai as well as kidnapping and killing young girls. Aaru confronts Reddy and almost kills him until Reddy tells him the truthband also about Vishwanathan's true nature.

Betrayed, Aaru slices Reddy's neck and vows to destroy Vishwanathan's power. Aaru kidnaps Vishwanathan's third younger brother, Jaganathan and slices his hand, where he challenges Vishwanathan to save his near ones as he will not spare anyone. Rajavelu, a corrupt cop and Vishwanathan's brother-in-law, obtains a [[Encounter killing|shooting order to shoot]] Aaru, where he swears to murder Aaru due to a conflict. Aaru plans to attack Vishwanathan's first younger brother, Bhoominathan, who insulted and degraded Aaru several times. During a property registration, Aaru and his men wears masks and break into the registrar's office, where Aaru and his men hacks Bhoominathan and escapes.

Rajavelu fires a bullet into Aaru's shoulder, but Aaru manages to escape. With many hospitals on alert, Maha's friend treats Aaru at her house, where Maha realises Aaru's love and accepts his feelings. Aaru calls Vishwanathan and torments him regarding Bhoominathan's plight, causing Vishwanathan to kill Bhoominathan by unplugging the machine providing life to Bhoominathan. Vishwanathan kills many of Aaru's allies, while Rajavelu arrests Maha and a female officer harasses her in the station for helping Aaru, hoping for Aaru to surrender in order to save Maha's dignity. An enraged Aaru breaks into the police station and takes Maha to safety.

Vishwanathan's second younger brother Loganathan and Bhaskar follow behind to finish Aaru, but Aaru sends her safely in a boat to [[Sri Lanka]]. Loganathan and Bhaskar fight Aaru, but Aaru overpowers them and nearly burns them until Loganathan begs Aaru to spare them. Aaru tells Loganathan to kill Bhaskar and Bhaskar hesitates due to their many years of friendship. Loganathan burns Bhaskar alive, but Bhaskar angrily runs into Loganathan, making him catch on fire and leading to their deaths. Rajavelu pretends to arrest Aaru with other officers and thrashes him.

Aaru, still nearly unconscious, overhears Rajavelu telling Vishwanathan he can come and kill Aaru. Realising that Rajavelu is tricking everyone, Aaru wakes up and beats Rajavelu, tying him to a tree and punching him unconscious. Vishwanathan arrives and engages in combat with Aaru, but Aaru overpowers him and cuts off Vishwanathan's arms. He tells him that Vishwanathan should realise the pain felt by his friends, who were burnt and betrayed. Realising that Aaru is right, Rajavelu surrenders to him. Aaru serves his prison term and gets released, where he reunites with Maha and the two leave for [[Pune]] to start their new lives.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Suriya]] as Aarumugam<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2005 |title=Audio release – Aaru |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-aaru.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115011754/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-aaru.html |archive-date=15 November 2021 |access-date=15 November 2021 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]] as Mahalakshmi
* [[Vadivelu]] as Sundi Mothiram (Sumo)
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Vishwanathan
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Rajavelu
* [[Jaya Prakash Reddy]] as Kothanda Rama Reddy
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Poongavanam, Aarumugam's father
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Sundaram, Mahalakshmi's father
* [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] as Bhoominathan
* [[Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran|Aishwarya]] as 'Sound' Saroja, Aarumugam's area mate
* [[Malavika Avinash|Malavika]] as Vimala, Rajavelu's wife
* [[Tharika]] as Chitra, Mahalakshmi's friend
* [[Crane Manohar]] as Suggu, Aarumugam's friend
* [[Madhan Bob]] as Eknath
* [[Thambi Ramaiah]] as Shanmugam, Sumo's sidekick
* [[Singamuthu]] as Rangarajan Iyer, Aarumugam's area mate
* [[Aryan (Tamil actor)|Aryan Rajesh]] as Jeganathan
* [[Halwa Vasu]] as Raasu
* [[Chaams]] as Rajamani
* Muthalvan Saran as priest
* [[Swaminathan]] as Venugopal Reddy
* [[Citizen Mani]] as cattle herder
* [[Ambani Shankar|Shankar Narayanan]] as Chinna
* [[Bonda Mani]] as Mani
* [[Sampath Ram]] as Reddy's henchman
;Uncredited
*Mohammed Masthan as Loganathan
* [[Sathyan (Tamil actor)|Sathyan]] as Kailash
* Amirthalingam as an aeroplane accident victim<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2022 |title="அந்த ஒரு சீன்ல நான் வர்றதுக்காக வடிவேலுண்ணே அவ்வளவு போராடினார்!"- நெகிழும் அமிர்தலிங்கம் |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/comedy-actor-amirthalingam-interview-about-his-career |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430042337/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/comedy-actor-amirthalingam-interview-about-his-career |archivedate=30 April 2025 |access-date=30 April 2025 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>
* [[Kalyan (choreographer)|Kalyan]] (special appearance in the song "Nenjam Enum")<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLZSL1Qx7L0 |title=Nenjam Enum (Full Song) – Aaru |date=8 April 2013 |publisher=[[Eros Now|Eros Now South]] |access-date=28 October 2015 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/KLZSL1Qx7L0 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
}}

== Production ==
Director [[Saran (director)|Saran]] made his debut as a producer in this film by floating a production house Gemini Productions,<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2006 |title=A temporary trophy for 'Aaru' |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/news/tamil/a-temporary-trophy-for-aaru/5413/story.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822010325/https://www.nowrunning.com/news/tamil/a-temporary-trophy-for-aaru/5413/story.htm |archive-date=22 August 2025 |access-date=22 August 2025 |website=Nowrunning |language=en |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref> named after his 2002 film ''[[Gemini (2002 film)|Gemini]]''.<ref name=":1" />

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Aaru
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2005
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Ubl| 28:42 (Tamil)
| 28:17 (Telugu)}}
| language = {{Ubl| Tamil
| Telugu}}
| label = {{Ubl| Star Music (Tamil)
| [[Aditya Music]] (Telugu)}}
| producer =
| chronology = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| prev_title = [[Mazhai]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Pournami (film)|Pournami]]
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{external media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|K67R5PGbVLk|Aaru – Tamil – Jukebox}}
| audio2 = {{YouTube|3thUr0egxoE|Aaru – Telugu – Jukebox}}}}
}}

The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and released by Star Music in India and Ayngaran in other international territories.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaru (2005) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Aaru-songs-T0000753 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903205621/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/aaru-songs-T0000753 |archive-date=3 September 2024 |access-date=15 May 2019 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The audio was launched in 11 November 2005 in a soft manner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2005 |title='Aaru' audio launched! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aaru-audio-launched-news-tamil-kkfvywfhgeg.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212031743/http://www.sify.com/movies/aaru-audio-launched-news-tamil-kkfvywfhgeg.html |archive-date=12 December 2013 |access-date=23 August 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing – Tamil
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Soda Bottle
| length1 = 5:26
| lyrics1 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Mukesh Mohamed]]
| title2 = Paakatha
| length2 = 4:25
| lyrics2 = Na. Muthukumar
| extra2 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Sumangali
| title3 = Freeya Vudu
| length3 = 4:34
| lyrics3 = Na. Muthukumar
| extra3 = [[Jassie Gift]], [[Vadivelu]], Mukesh Mohamed, M. L. R. Karthikeyan, [[Grace Karunas]]
| title4 = Thottutea
| length4 = 4:30
| lyrics4 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| extra4 = [[Sunitha Sarathy]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| title5 = Nenjam Enum (Bit)
| length5 = 1:40
| lyrics5 = [[Hari (director)|Hari]]
| extra5 = [[Gopika Poornima]]
| title6 = Dhrogam
| length6 = 3:40
| lyrics6 = Na. Muthukumar
| extra6 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
| title7 = Nenjam Enum
| length7 = 4:27
| lyrics7 = Na. Muthukumar
| extra7 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Kalpana Raghavendar|Kalpana]]
| total_length = 28:42
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing – Telugu<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaru |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/aaru/jP5iDMIjWTw_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118003304/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/aaru/jP5iDMIjWTw_ |archive-date=18 January 2024 |access-date=22 October 2024 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Soda Bottle
| length1 = 5:23
| lyrics1 = Sahithi
| extra1 = Devi Sri Prasad, Saaki, Mukesh
| title2 = Choododde Nannu
| length2 = 4:22
| lyrics2 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra2 = Sumangali
| title3 = Tension Vaddu Mama
| length3 = 4:30
| lyrics3 = Sahithi
| extra3 = [[Jassie Gift]], [[Grace Karunas]], M. L. R. Karthikeyan
| title4 = Puttanata Puttanata
| length4 = 4:28
| lyrics4 = Sahithi
| extra4 = [[Sagar (singer)|Sagar]], [[Sunitha Sarathy]]
| title5 = Hrudayam Anu (Female)
| length5 = 1:36
| lyrics5 = Sahithi
| extra5 = [[Gopika Poornima]]
| title6 = Droham
| length6 = 3:35
| lyrics6 = [[Suddala Ashok Teja]]
| extra6 = Karthikeyan
| title7 = Hrudayam Anu
| length7 = 4:23
| lyrics7 = Sahithi
| extra7 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]]
| total_length = 28:17
}}

== Release ==
''Aaru'' was censored "[[A certificate|A]]" (adults only) by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|censor board]] due to excessive violence. Although Hari and Saran were willing to make cuts to receive a [[U/A certificate]] instead, the board did not agree.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2005 |title='Aaru' gets 'A' certificate! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aaru-gets-a-certificate-news-tamil-kkfvx4jibfi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109024518/http://www.sify.com/movies/aaru-gets-a-certificate-news-tamil-kkfvx4jibfi.html |archive-date=9 January 2014 |access-date=23 August 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film was released on 9 December 2005 alongside ''[[Vetrivel Sakthivel]]'' and ''[[Sandakozhi]]''. After the success of'' [[Ghajini (2005 film)|Ghajini]]'', Suriya had a similar opening as ''Aaru'' released with approximately 171 prints in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The opening weekend tickets for the film had been sold out in [[Chennai]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=8 December 2005 |title='Aaru'- Opening big! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aaru-opening-big-news-tamil-kkfvxzjbhii.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109033033/http://www.sify.com/movies/aaru-opening-big-news-tamil-kkfvxzjbhii.html |archive-date=9 January 2014 |access-date=23 August 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
''[[Sify]]'' wrote "''Aaru'' offers neither insight nor content-just unmitigated violence. This prolonged film is difficult to bear."<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2005 |title=Aaru |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aaru-review--pclvOpgdacjhc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120043311/http://www.sify.com/movies/aaru-review--pclvOpgdacjhc.html |archive-date=20 January 2019 |access-date=19 January 2019 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Lajjavathi of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote that since Suriya is recognised in [[Andhra Pradesh]], it seems that they have tried to satisfy the fans there. The excitement till the end descends to the point of boredom due to the violent scenes.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=லஜ்ஜாவதி |date=1 January 2006 |title=ஆறு |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2006-01-01/page/n1/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240229125345/https://archive.org/details/kalki2006-01-01/page/n1/mode/2up |archive-date=29 February 2024 |access-date=29 February 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=1 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "It's director Charan's first production venture and there are no pretensions here. For 'Aaru' is just what it professes to be. A total violent action flick, which may not be an ideal fare for the faint-hearted, but a fitting one for an action lover".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=20 December 2005 |title=Aaru |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/12aaru.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204001323/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/12aaru.asp |archive-date=4 February 2007 |access-date=14 August 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref>

== References ==
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