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{{Infobox film
| image = Asuran (1995 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Velu Prabhakaran]]
| writer = Ma. Pandarinathan '''(Dialogue)'''
| screenplay = [[R. K. Selvamani]]
| story = R. K. Selvamani '''original story by''' [[Jim Thomas (screenwriter)|Jim Thomas]]''' (uncredited)''' [[John Thomas (screenwriter)|John Thomas]] '''(uncredited)'''
| producer = R. K. Selvamani
| starring = [[Arun Pandian]] [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]]
| cinematography = Velu Prabhakaran
| editing = V. Udhayashankar
| music = [[Adithyan]]
| studio = Motherland Movies International
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1995|07|21|ref1=}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Asuran''''' ({{translation|Demon}}) is a 1995 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action horror film]], photographed and direction by [[Velu Prabhakaran]] and written and produced by [[R. K. Selvamani]]. The film stars [[Arun Pandian]] and [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]], while [[Radha Ravi]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], and [[Senthil]] play supporting roles and [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] reprises his role from ''[[Captain Prabhakaran]]''. The film released on 21 July 1995 and became a box office failure.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sitaraman |first=Sandya |date=9 January 1996 |title=Tamil Movie News--1995 Review(Cont.) |url=https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/DkYZjPTDnMU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310153148/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/DkYZjPTDnMU |archive-date=10 March 2023 |access-date=13 July 2023 |website=[[Google Groups]]}}</ref> The film is an unsanctioned amalgamation of various Hollywood films, including ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'' (1987).<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2016 |title=சுட்ட படம் |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/124524-sutta-padam-asuran-predator |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610093642/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/124524-sutta-padam-asuran-predator |archive-date=10 June 2022 |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Arun Pandian]] as DSP Prasad
* [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] as Parvathi (Voice dubbed by [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]])
* [[Radha Ravi]] as Rajasekhar
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as DGP Raghupathi
* [[Senthil]] as Srinivasan
* [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Veerabhadran
* [[Thiyagu]] as Krishnaswamy
* [[Thalapathi Dinesh]] as Chandru
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]]
* [[Vichithra]] as Balamani
* Krishnamoorthy
* Krishnaraj Muthuramalingam as Krishna
* Naga Kannan
* [[Kalyan (choreographer)|Kalyan]] as main dancer in "Vathikuchu Pathikuchu"
* [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Marthayan (guest appearance)
}}

==Soundtrack==
Music was composed by [[Adithyan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Asuran (1995) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000523.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210233618/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000523.html |archive-date=10 February 2012 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The programming of the song "Chakku Chakku Vathikuchi" was done by [[Harris Jayaraj]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2022 |title=Did you know the Harris Jayaraj connection in Kamal Haasan's Vikram? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/the-harris-jayaraj-connection-in-kamal-haasans-vikram/articleshow/92057630.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609001945/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/the-harris-jayaraj-connection-in-kamal-haasans-vikram/articleshow/92057630.cms |archive-date=9 June 2022 |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The song was also featured in the 2022 film ''[[Vikram (2022 film)|Vikram]]'' where it became a trend in India after its release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2022 |title=How Lokesh Kanagaraj Brilliantly Uses Old Songs in His Movies |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/how-lokesh-kanagaraj-brilliantly-uses-old-songs-in-his-movies-5334187.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609135215/https://www.news18.com/news/india/how-lokesh-kanagaraj-brilliantly-uses-old-songs-in-his-movies-5334187.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=3 June 2022 |title=Vikram Movie Review: Fulfilling action saves this ambitious multi-starrer |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jun/03/vikram-movie-reviewfulfilling-action-saves-this-ambitious-multi-starrer-31934.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716173014/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jun/03/vikram-movie-reviewfulfilling-action-saves-this-ambitious-multi-starrer-31934.html |archive-date=16 July 2022 |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| "Chakku Chakku Vathikuchi" || [[Adithyan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || [[Piraisoodan]] || 04:27
|-
| "Kukku Kukku" || Priya || [[Kamakodiyan]]|| 04:02
|-
| "Moham Pathikichu" || Gayathri || rowspan=2|[[Palani Bharathi]]|| 04:28
|-
| "O Saali" || Adithyan, [[Sangeetha Sajith]] || 04:40
|-
| "O Vaanmathi" || [[P. Unnikrishnan]], Sangeetha Sajith || Piraisoodan || 05:32
|}

==Reception==
Thulasi of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote since there is no such thing as story, most of the grandeur did not work out; if the viewer watches it without thinking about logic, they will get the satisfaction of watching ''Arabian Nights''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=துளசி |date=20 August 1995 |title=அசுரன் |url=https://ibb.co/0hvDHQQ |url-status=usurped |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=Ta |page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712140612/https://ibb.co/0hvDHQQ |archive-date=12 July 2023 |access-date=12 July 2023}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{Velu Prabhakaran}}

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[[Category:Films set in forests]]
[[Category:Films set in jungles]]
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