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'Arul' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Hari starring Vikram, Jyothika, Pasupathy, Kollam Thulasi, and Vadivelu, among others. The music is composed by Harris Jayaraj. The story tells how a man is rejected by his family but then finds his way back.

Premise



Arul, who works in a mill is the third son of four brothers in a family of goldsmiths in Coimbatore. Once, Arul's brother steals a chain due to financial circumstances. Arul took the blame and was labelled as a thief, where he was seen as a black sheep by his father Bala Aasari. Thus, he vows never to make a gold ornament ever again. Kanmani, who moves into his neighbourhood eventually falls for Arul. However, Arul does not reciprocate. When Bala scolds Arul at a family gathering, Kanmani stands up for him causing Bala to insult her. Soon, Arul marries Kanmani. The setting up of the party office of the ruling party forces Arul to lock horns with MLA Gajapathy, along with his brother and party leader Sethupathy.

Cast



* Vikram as Arulkumaran "Arul"

* Jyothika as Kanmani Arulkumaran

* Pasupathy as MLA Gajapathy

* Kollam Thulasi as Minister Sethupathy

* Vadivelu as Thangam

* Sathyan as Senthilkumaran

* Vinu Chakravarthy as Baladhandayuthapani / Bala Aasari, Arul's father

* Sujatha as Sornam, Arul's mother

* Saranya Ponvannan as Bhagyam, Arul's sister

* Thalaivasal Vijay as Thirukumarann Arul's brother

* K. S. Ravikumar as Union Leader Thirupathy, Arul's brother-in-law

* Aarthi as Neelaveni, Kanmani's sister

* Vanitha Krishnachandran as Arul's sister-in-Law

* Manobala as Customer

* Ponnambalam as Paalayamkottai Kasilingam

* Kuyili as Kanmani and Neelaveni's mother

* Charan Raj as Police Inspector Ramanathan

* Rekha as Gajapathy's wife

* Sarath Babu as Chief Doctor Viswanathan

* Vaiyapuri as Arul's friend

* Benjamin as Arul's friend

* Sivanarayana Moorthy as Textile Shop Owner

* Thambi Ramaiah as Sethupathy's assistant

* Besant Ravi as Sethupathy's assistant

* Minnal Deepa as Arul's sister-in-law

* Priyanka as Beggar lady

* Chaya Singh as Ponni (Special appearance in the song "Venam ponni")

Production



After the success of 'Saamy', Hari decided to renew the collaboration with Vikram for second time with 'Arul'.

Jyothika was selected as heroine pairing with Vikram for second time after 'Dhool'. Vivek was originally a part of the cast but fell out with the director and was subsequently replaced by Vadivelu in the film.

A 45 days' shooting schedule took place at Coimbatore, where Vikram, Jyotika and Vadivelu took part. A song sequence was also picturised on Vikram and Chaya Singh who's been roped in to do the single dance number. Fifty dancers took part in the dance number choreographed by Dinesh. The dance picturisation took six days to be completed.

Music



The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Harris Jayaraj collaborating with Hari and Vikram for the third time.

Release



Critical reception

The film received positive to mixed reviews. Nowrunning stated the film as "long, stale, tedious and drab". Sify wrote:"If you like Rambo style of films, 'Arul' is worth investing".[https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-05-23/page/48/mode/2up 'Kalki' review] Delicious harris and Hari combo pack, failed to impress Urban Audience with logic glitches but picked up very well in rural Areas.

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