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{{Infobox film
| name = Arasu
| image =
| director = [[Suresh (director)|Suresh]]
| writer = Suresh
| screenplay = Suresh
| story = Suresh
| starring = [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]] [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] [[Vadivelu]] [[Delhi Ganesh]]
| producer = Babu Raaja
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| studio = JJ Good Films
| distributor = [[Super Good Films]]
| cinematography = Y. N. Murali
| editing = V. Jaishankar
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| released = 14 April 2003

}}
'''''Arasu''''' (English: ''Kingdom'') is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|action]] [[masala film|masala]] film written and directed by [[Suresh (director)|Suresh]] and produced by Babu Raaja. The film features [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]], [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]], and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] in the lead roles, while [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Riyaz Khan]], and [[Delhi Ganesh]] play supporting roles. The [[Film score|score]] and [[soundtrack]] was composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. The film released on 14 April 2003 and was declared as a super-hit at the box office.

It was remade in Kannada as ''[[Indra (2008 film)|Indra]]'' with [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] reprising the dual roles played by Sarath Kumar.

==Plot==
The movie starts with Thirunavukkarasu(alias Arasu) ([[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]]) murdering a person in Mumbai. Soon, the story shifts to Kumbakonam where Arasu is employed in a temple by Venu Shastri ([[Delhi Ganesh]]), and stays in Pichumani's ([[Vadivelu]]) house. Arasu’s calm nature and responsible behavior impresses everyone in the locality. Meera ([[Simran (actress)|Simran]]), Venu Shastri’s daughter, falls in love with Arasu. One day, Arasu sees the news about the release of a criminal from jail and gets angered. He also kills the criminal with the help of a few men.

Everyone in Kumbakonam gets shocked upon knowing that Arasu is a murderer. Arasu meets Venu Shastri’s family to disclose the truth. A flashback is shown where Arasu is the only son of Nataraj (also [[R. Sarathkumar]]), who is fondly called as Periyavar by his followers in Chennai. Periyavar is a good-natured don striving hard for the welfare of the poor and slum dwellers in Chennai. He is married to Sivagami ([[Roja Selvamani|Roja]]).

Sabapathy ([[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]]) is a rich business tycoon who goes to any extent for earning money. Trouble erupts between Sabapathy and Periyavar, following which Sabapathy is arrested and sentenced to imprisonment for his illegal activities which led to the deaths of a few young girls. As a means of revenge, Sabapathy’s brother ([[Riyaz Khan]]) and his henchmen kill Periyavar and Sivagami. Arasu is angered and vows revenge against Sabapathy and his men. Hearing this, Venu Shastri and Meera understand Arasu’s position and decide to save him by not disclosing his whereabouts to policemen.

Despite all the attempts by police to arrest Arasu, he successfully kills Sabapathy and surrenders to the police. He is sentenced to imprisonment and gets released after five years. In the end, he comes to meet Meera, and both get united.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]] as Arasu (Thirunavukkarasu) and Periyavar Nataraj (dual role)
*[[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] as Sivagami, Periyavar's wife
*[[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Meera, Arasu's love interest
*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Sabapathy, the main villain
*[[Vadivelu]] as Pichumani
*[[Riyaz Khan]] as Sabapathy's brother
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Venu Shastri, Meera's father
*[[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as Meera's mother
*[[Manivannan]] as Karim Bhai
*[[Bharathi (Tamil actress)|Bharathi]] as Meera's friend
*Minnal Deepa as Thenmozhi
*[[Kiran Rathod]] in an [[item number]]
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==

These 5 songs in ''Arasu'' were composed by [[Mani Sharma]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Aalaana Dhegam Engum" || [[Anuradha Sriram]] || [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
|-
| 2 || "Bull Bull Thara" || [[Pop Shalini]] || rowspan=2|Kalaikumar
|-
| 3 || "Ilesha Kattumaram" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Kalpana Raghavendar]]
|-
| 4 || "Kattha Kattha" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Ganga Sitharasu|Ganga]] || rowspan=2|Kabilan
|-
| 5 || "Malligai Malligai" || [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
|}

==Production==
The film marked the debut of Suresh who had worked with directors like [[N. Maharajan]] (''[[Vallarasu]]''), [[Dharani (director)|Dharani]], and [[Lingusamy]].

Most of the shooting took place at [[Kumbakonam]], in and around the temple areas. Other locations were [[Mumbai]] and [[Kolkata.]] A fight scene was picturised at the Kumbakonam market area. Five cameras were used and it took ten days to shoot the fight scene. The scene choreographed by Peter Hayen and canned by cinematographer Y. N. Murali, was shot amidst a large crowd including the hero, some stuntmen, character artistes and the locals. Close-up shots of the fight scene was shot again in Chennai Studio where a set resembling the market place was erected.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030421010214/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/arasu.asp</ref>

==Release==
After this film, Suresh again collaborated with Sarath Kumar for films like ''[[Gambeeram]]'' and ''[[Nam Naadu (2007 film)|Nam Naadu]]''.

===Critical reception===
Sify wrote:"the narration is told in a gripping fashion with all the essential ‘masalas’ like punchy dialogues, action, song ‘n’ dance and item numbers".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140417061650/http://www.sify.com/movies/arasu-review-tamil-13023566.html sify.com]</ref> Balaji wrote:"The movie presents the revenge tale in the style of [[Rajnikanth]]'s ''[[Baashha]]'' and is quite entertaining".<ref>http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=381&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mani Sharma]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]

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