Aruvadai: Shooting completed

The shooting of Aruvadai, which stars superstar Mammootty and “Action King” Arjun, has been completed. Recently, the film’s climax was shot in Sengundram with the lead actors and several junior artists. Produced by Henry for Pankaj Productions, Aruvadai also stars Sneha and Shradha Arya. The film is simultaneously made in Tamil and Malayalam.

Director Arvind expressed his happiness that Aruvadai has fulfilled his expectations and come out well. Describing the film’s story in a single line, the director said Aruvadai follows the life of two police officers who go hunting for a group of terrorists who have been creating havoc in Tamil Nadu-Kerala border.

Does it mean Arjun and Mammootty will play cops from Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively? And will the film exploit the cultural differences between two police officers – a theme that had been excellently handled (with hilarious effect) in Hollywood flick Red Heat (Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi) and experimented with in Kalaignan (Kamal Haasan). Well, that is something we will have to wait and see.

With hotshot Arjun and cool Mammootty in the lead, Aruvadai should be one of the best cop flicks of Kollywood and Mollywood.