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{{short description|2007 film by Mahesh Babu}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Arasu
| image = Shivarasu.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical film poster
| native_name =
| director = [[Mahesh Babu(Director)|Mahesh Babu]]
| producer = [[Parvathamma Rajkumar]]
| writer = M. S. Ramesh
R. Rajashekhar{{small|(Dialogues)}}
| screenplay = Janardhan Maharshi
| story = Janardhan Maharshi
| starring = {{startplainlist}}
* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]
* [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]]
* [[Meera Jasmine]]
{{endplainlist}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Joshua Sridhar]]
| cinematography = Ramesh Babu
| editing = S. Manohar
| studio = Poornima Enterprises
| distributor = Vajreshwari combines
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|1|25}}
| runtime = 152 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Arasu''''' (King) is a 2007 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by Mahesh Babu. It features [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] in the [[title role]] as the son of a business tycoon who leaves his inherited wealth to make a living on his own upon being rejected by a girl played by [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] who he proposes to in marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/happy-38th-birthday-puneet-rajkumar-best-films-of-the-kannada-superstar-898615.html |title=Happy 38th birthday Puneet Rajkumar: Best films of the Kannada superstar |date=2013-03-17 |website=News18 |publisher=[[News18]] |location=India |access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/arasu-review--pclwksaicbfgd.html |title=Review : (2007) |website=www.sify.com |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |location=India |access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref> When a middle-class girl played by [[Meera Jasmine]] (who appears as a parallel lead opposite Puneeth) enters their lives, it soon turns out to be a [[love triangle]]. [[Srinivasa Murthy]], [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] and [[Adi Lokesh]] appear in supporting roles. Kannada film actors [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] and [[Aditya (actor)|Aditya]] made cameo appearance. Actress [[Shriya Saran]] also made a cameo appearance in the film, her first Kannada language film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-shriya-saran-as-a-princess-in-chandra/20130402.htm#4|title=PIX: Shriya Saran gets a SEXY royal look}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3737/kannada/arasu/1030/review.htm | title=Arasu Review | Arasu Kannada Movie Review by RGV | date=26 January 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/arasu-review-kannada-movie-9018 | title=Arasu review. Arasu Kannada movie review, story, rating }}</ref>

==Plot==
Shivaraj Aras is a [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indian]] from a rich business family who idles away spending their money. He is advised to return to India by his manager Ramanna to run the well-progressing companies he heads. Once in India, Aras finds it hard to adjust after living a luxurious and carefree in America. He falls in love with Ramanna's daughter Shruthi and proposes marriage, but she blasts his spoiled lifestyle and challenges him to earn at least {{INR}}5,000 for a month on his own before she can think of considering his proposal, and also makes a caustic remark on the company. This startles Aras who takes up the challenge quitting the company and goes in search of a job.

Now on streets without a single penny in his pocket Shivaraj struggles hard. Hungry, he asks for a meal at a hotel and is surprised by the low prices there, but gets thrown out when the hotelier does not believe his promise to pay them back a hundredfold. He finds an old lady selling bananas. He repeats the same and eats two bananas and promises Rs. 200,000 for the old lady after a month. At this stage he finds an ordinary girl Aishwarya. The muscle power of Shivaraj when the rowdies attack her earns good name. Shivaraj also gets a job as a sales representative in the saree shop where Aishwarya is working. He finds a place to live in the small room of Aishwarya. Aishwarya turns very sympathetic and Shivaraj decides to stay in the house for one month. Shivaraj sleeps on the floor and his wonderful behavior and lot of help for the people in his colony gives him a comfortable standing. He owes a lot for Sruthi for her remark that has changed his life style and he is extremely happy with Aishwarya for supporting him in knowing the hard realities in life.

Shivaraj is liked immensely by Aishwarya in this one month. On the other hand, Sruthi is also in love with Shivaraj and ready to marry him. It turns out that Sruthi and Aishwarya are actually very close friends. Shivaraj is not aware that Aishwarya is in love with him but Aishwarya declares to Shruthi that she is in love with Shivaraj that surprises her. Now Sruthi decides to give up his love for the sake of her friend Aishwarya. On the other hand, Aishwarya knowing that Sruthi is ready for marriage with Shivaraj also comes forward for sacrifice of her love. Not knowing what to do the intelligent Shivaraj takes a bold step. Without revealing his decision he convinces both to marry his good friends Vijay and Vinay. In return, the friends arrange for another woman Arpitha to come to Shivaraj, with Arphitha suddenly driving in and proclaiming her love for him as the film ends.

==Cast==
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* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] as Shivaraj Aras
* [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] as Shruthi
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Aishwarya
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Ramanna
* [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] as Daas
* Adi Lokesh as Manja
* [[Satyajit (Kannada Actor)|Satyajith]] as hotelior
* P. N. Sathya
* Shankar Rao
* K. Prakash Shenoy
* [[Sai Prakash]]
* Ashwath Narayan
* NGEF Ramamurthy
* Yathiraj
* Radhakrishna
* [[Renukamma Murugodu]] as fruits seller
* Veena
* [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] in a cameo appearance as Vijay
* [[Aditya (actor)|Aditya]] in a cameo appearance as Vinay
* [[Shriya Saran]] in a cameo appearance as Arpitha.
{{div col end}}

==Soundtrack==
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| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Joshua Sridhar]]
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{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Baaro Baaro
| extra1 = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], [[Suchitra]]
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| title2 = Eko Eno
| extra2 = [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
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| title3 = Kannu Kannugalu seri
| extra3 = Harini Sudhakar, [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
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| title4 = Ninna Kandakshana
| extra4 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]]
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| title5 = No Tension
| extra5 = [[Blaaze]], [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]]
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| title6 = Preethi Preethi
| extra6 = [[K. S. Chitra]], Karthik
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==Awards==

===Filmfare===
* Best Actor for [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]

===Karnataka State Film Awards 2006-07===
* Best Female Dubbing Artist - [[Deepa Miriam|Deepa]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2170285}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arasu (Kannada Film)}}
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:2000s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Joshua Sridhar]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Films shot in Germany]]
[[Category:Films shot in Venice]]

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