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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Arasangam<br />
| native_name = {{film name|ta|அரசாங்கம்}}<br />
| image = Arasangam Poster.jpg<br />
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br>[[Navaneet Kaur]]<br>[[Sheryl Pinto]]<br>[[Rahul Dev]]<br>[[Biju Menon]]<br>[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]]<br>[[Riyaz Khan]]<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[R. Madhesh]]<br />
| producer = L. K. Sudhish<br />
| writer = [[R. Madhesh]]<br />
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mio.to//album/Arasangam+%282008%29|title=Arasangam (2008) - Srikanth Deva|via=mio.to}}</ref><br />
| cinematography = [[A. Venkatesh (cinematographer)|Venkatesh Anguraj]] <br />
| editing = [[Anthony (editor)|Anthony]]<br />
| distributor = [[Pyramid Saimira]]<br />
| studio = Captain Cine Creations<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|4|9}}<br />
| runtime = 156 minutes.<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| country = India<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Arasangam''''' ({{lang-en|[[Government]]}}) is a 2008 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[crime thriller]] [[film]] directed by [[R. Madhesh]]. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]] in the lead role, making this his 150th film, along with [[Navaneet Kaur]], [[Sheryl Pinto]], [[Rahul Dev]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]], and [[Riyaz Khan]]. Produced by L. K. Sudhish the film had soundtrack was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]] and distributed by [[Pyramid Saimira]]. Shot in India and Canada, the film released on 9 April 2008 with positive reviews from critics and become a Super Hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/09ssa.htm|title=Arasangam, a pleasant surprise|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-1/arasangam-review.html|title=ARASANGAM - MOVIE REVIEW CAST Vijaykanth Navneet Kaur Seril Brindo Rahul Dev Biju Menon Direction Madhesh Music Srikanth Deva Producer L K Sudhish stills picture image gallery|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Economically and strategically important CEOs, Scientists, etc. are assassinated all over India. Since many of such murders take place in Chennai, the Home Minister of Tamil Nadu pressurizes the DGP to speed up the investigation. ATS Officer Manoj is invited to Chennai from Mumbai to help the Tamil Nadu Police Department. He mysteriously disappears during the flight.<br />
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The Police Department concludes there is a link between the assassinations and the disappearance of Manoj and hands over both the cases to criminologist and IPS Trainer Arivarasu IPS, who is also a close friend and brother-in-law of Manoj.<br />
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Arivarasu's investigation takes him to Toronto, Ontario, Canada where he meets Manoj's lookalike Martin Jayapal, who has hatched a plot to destabilize India. How Arivarasu thwarts his intentions forms the rest of the story.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Vijayakanth]] as Arivarasu IPS (PTC Police Training College)<br />
*[[Navneet Kaur Rana|Navneet Kaur]] as Aarthi<br />
*[[Sheryl Pinto]] as Lara<br />
*[[Biju Menon]] as Manoj Police Officer and Martin Jayapal<br />
*[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Home Minister of Tamil Nadu (guest appearance)<br />
*[[Rahul Dev]] as Chandru<br />
*[[Riyaz Khan]] as Jaffar<br />
*[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Terrorist<br />
*[[Deepan Chakravarthy]] as DGP D. Dhanasekaran<br />
*Darini<br />
*[[Akila (actor)|Akila]] as Manisha, Manoj's sister<br />
*Sathya<br />
*Anjali Devi as Valliammal<br />
*Rajendranath as Police inspector<br />
*Rail Ravi as Doctor<br />
*Pattinapakkam Jayaram as Cable TV operator<br />
*[[Suzane George]] as Insurance sales agent<br />
*[[Ramana Madhesh]] in a cameo appearance<br />
*Leena Sidhu in a special appearance<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Lyrics were written by [[P. Vijay]] and [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]].<br />
*"Jil Jil" — [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]]<br />
*"Pookkal Ethanai" — Prasanna, [[Swetha Mohan]]<br />
*"Cindrella" — Ujjaini<br />
*"Ko Kuruvi" — [[Suchitra]] Hemambiga<br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
''Rediff'' wrote "Arasangam (Government) directed by Madhesh and starring 'Captain' Vijayakanth certainly didn't inspire wild hopes of an excellent movie. But fate has a way of throwing you off. This movie is one such pleasant surprise" and also noted "In the end though, its Madhesh's screenplay that wins, showing some signs of intelligence and hard work."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ssa/20080509.htm|title=Arasangam, a pleasant surprise|first=Pavithra|last=Srinivasan|website=Rediff}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' wrote "With a script that provides enough fodder for a typical Vijayakanth movie, Director Madhesh has done his best to present it with credibility. His attempts succeed in the first half and lose steam in the latter."<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2008 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Toronto]]<br />
[[Category:Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Toronto]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]<br />
[[Category:Central Bureau of Investigation in fiction]]<br />
[[Category:2008 crime thriller films]]<br />
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