Arasiyal

Arasiyal
Directed by	R. K. Selvamani
Produced by	Motherland Movies Internationals
Written by	R. K. Selvamani
Starring	Mammootty Shilpa Shirodkar Roja Mansoor Ali Khan Anandaraj Charan Raj Jaiganesh
Music by	Vidyasagar
Cinematography	M. V. Paneer Selvam
Edited by	Udhaya Sankar
Production company	Motherland Movies Internationals
Distributed by	Motherland Movies Internationals
Release dates	12 December 1997
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Arasiyal (English: Politics) is an Indian 1997 Tamil language film directed by R. K. Selvamani. The film features Mammootty, Shilpa Shirodkar and Roja in lead roles. The film, produced by Motherland Movies Internationals, had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 12 December 1997 to mixed reviews.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Chandrasekhar (Mammootty) is an honest collector who arrests Vikram (Anandaraj), an international terrorist, in Delhi. He's transferred to Madras to eradicate the corruption. Chandrasekhar has two sisters, Priya (Jeeva) and Supriya (Roja). Priya is in love with Marudapandi (Charan Raj), a hopeless police officer and Chandrasekhar's friend. Meanwhile, Chandrasekhar is in love with Anita Sharma, a Punjabi girl, who he met in Delhi. Venkatraman, a corrupt politician, is suspected by Chandrasekhar for corruption. Chandrasekhar takes actions against his brothers-in-law, Vishnu (Madhan Bob) and Ramkumar (Udaya Prakash) and sent them to jail. Chandrasekhar gets a job promotion because his superiors hate his honest work, but he resigned and shew to the journalists the corruption proofs of all corrupted politicians. The people becomes angry and beats all corrupted politicians, Venkatraman's politic party doesn't even win a seat at the parliament. Chandrasekhar gets married with his lover in Punjab. Venkatraman's wife Vasanthi (Pallavi) was sent to jail for corruption. Venkatraman loses all his money and decides to take vengeance. Vikram, released from jail, wants also to revenge Chandrasekhar and becomes friend with Venkatraman. When Vikram decides to kill Chandrasekhar, he sees his sister Anita Sharma and promised her to protect his husband. Venkatraman's henchmen kidnaps Priya, when she escaped, she fell from the building and died. They also put a bomb in Supriya's handbag which exploded by killing Supriya and Marudapandi. Venkatraman kills Vikram but Chandrasekhar is suspected for Vikram's murder. Chandrasekhar escapes from the police and kills all corrupted politicians. Finally, Chandrasekhar gets applause for his actions but the court sends him to jail.

Cast

Mammootty as Chandrasekhar
Shilpa Shirodkar as Anita Sharma
Roja as Supriya
Mansoor Ali Khan as Venkatraman (R. K. V)
Anandaraj as Vikram (guest appearance)
Charan Raj as Marudapandi
Jeeva as Priya
Jaiganesh as Shanmugasundaram, Chandrasekhar's father
Sumitra as Chandrasekhar's mother
John Amirtharaj as the Chief Minister
Thyagu as Thiruvasagam
Madhan Bob as Vishnu
Udaya Prakash as Ramkumar
Pallavi as Vasanthi

Awards

The film has won the following awards since its release :

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 1997

Best Film Award (3rd Place)

Soundtrack

Arasiyal
Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar
Released	1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	22:38
Label	Pyramid
Producer	Vidyasagar

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Vidyasagar. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, Vaasan, Arunmozhi and Piraisoodan.^[3]^[4]^[5] The film marked the debut of Harish Raghavendra in films.

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
1	'Arasiyal Arasiyal'	Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Anitha Kuppusamy	Vairamuthu	3:49
2	'Hello Nanthalaala'	Sujatha Mohan	Vaasan	4:19
3	'Sindhubathi'	Sundar Rajan, Anupama	Vaasan	5:00
4	'Vaa Sagi Vaa Sagi'	Harish Raghavendra, Uma Ramanan	Arunmozhi	4:53
5	'Varai En Thozhiyae'	S. P. B. Charan, Harini, Shubha Mudgal	Piraisoodan	4:37
6	'Varai En Thozhiyae II'	Sujatha Mohan, Swarnalatha, Shubha Mudgal	Piraisoodan	4:34

References

↑ "Find Tamil Movie Arasiyal". jointscene.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
↑ "Arasiyal: Movie Review". indolink.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
↑ "Arasiyal By Vidya Sagar". muzigle.com. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
↑ "Arasiyal - Vidyasagar". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
↑ http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Music/Reviews/97/arasiyal.htm

External links

Arasiyal at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by R. K. Selvamani

Pulan Visaranai (1990) Captain Prabhakaran (1991) Chembaruthi (1992) Athiradi Padai (1994) Kanmani (1994) Raja Muthirai (1995) Makkal Aatchi (1995) Adimai Changili (1997) Arasiyal (1997) Rajasthan (1999) Durga (2001) (Telugu) Kuttrapathirikai (2007) Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015)

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film

1967–1979

First prize	Kaavalkaaran (1967) Uyarndha Manithan (1968) Adimaippenn (1969) Vietnam Veedu (1970) No Award (1971) No Award (1972) No Award (1973) No Award (1974) No Award (1975) No Award (1976) 16 Vayathinile (1977) Mullum Malarum (1978) Pasi (1979)

Second prize	Aalayam (1967) Thillana Mohanambal (1968) Akka Thangai (1969) Engal Thangam (1970) No Award (1971) No Award (1972) No Award (1973) No Award (1974) No Award (1975) No Award (1976) Madhurageetham (1977) Aval Appadithan (1978) Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979)

Third prize	Bama Vijayam (1967) Thamarai Nenjam (1968) Deiva Magan (1969) Namma Kuzhanthaigal (1970) No Award (1971) No Award (1972) No Award (1973) No Award (1974) No Award (1975) No Award (1976) Bala Pareetchai (1977) Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu (1978) Thisai Maariya Paravaigal (1979)

1980-1989

First prize	Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980) Alaigal Oivathillai (1981) Enkeyo Ketta Kural (1982) No Award (1983) No Award (1984) No Award (1985) No Award (1986) No Award (1987) Poo Pootha Nandavanam (1988) Pudhea Paadhai (1989)

Second prize	Nenjathai Killathe (1980) Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (1981) Agni Sakshi (1982) No Award (1983) No Award (1984) No Award (1985) No Award (1986) No Award (1987) Paasa Paravaigal (1988) Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (1989)

Third prize	Vandichakkaram (1980) Moondram Pirai (1981) Ezhavathu Manithan (1982) No Award (1983) No Award (1984) No Award (1985) No Award (1986) No Award (1987) Agni Natchathiram (1988) Nyaya Tharasu (1989)

1990-1999

First prize	Pudhu Vasantham (1990) Chinna Thambi (1991) Roja (1992) Jathi Malli (1993) Naatamai (1994) Anthimanthaarai (1995) Indian (1996) Arunachalam & Suryavamsam (1997) Natpukkaga (1998) Padayappa (1999)

Second prize	Keladi Kanmani (1990) En Rasavin Manasile (1991) Thevar Magan (1992) Pathinipenn (1993) Nammavar (1994) Kolangal (1995) Kadhal Kottai (1996) Porkkaalam (1997) Marumalarchi (1998) Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999)

Third prize	Kizhakku Vasal (1990) Gunaa (1991) Chinna Gounder (1992) Gokulam (1993) Pavithra (1994) Avatharam (1995) Purushan Pondatti (1996) Arasiyal (1997) Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998) Ethirum Puthirum (1999)

2000-2008

First prize	Vanathai Pola (2000) Virumbugiren (2001) Ramana (2002) Eera Nilam (2003) Autograph (2004) Chandramukhi & Ghajini (2005) Veyil (2006) Sivaji (2007) Dasavathaaram (2008)

Second prize	Vaanavil (2000) Pandavar Bhoomi (2001) Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) Power of Women (2003) Vishwa Thulasi (2004) Anniyan (2005) Paruthi Veeran (2006) Mozhi (2007) Abhiyum Naanum (2008)

Third prize	Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000) Aanandham (2001) Unnai Ninaithu (2002) Parthiban Kanavu (2003) Kannadi Pookal (2004) Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005) Thiruttu Payale (2006) Pallikoodam (2007) Santosh Subramaniam (2008)

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