Asuran Tamil Movie News

Tamil actor Vijay honored students who secured top marks at the 10th and 12th-grade public examinations across all 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu earlier this year at the 'Thalapathy' Vijay Education Award Ceremony on June 17 in Chennai. During the event, the Tamil superstar addressed the toppers and appealed to them to read about great leaders like Periyar, Kamaraj, and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, while informing everyone of the important role education plays in elevating a person's stature in society. In his speech, Vijay also used a popular dialogue spoken by actor Dhanush in acclaimed filmmaker Vetri Maaran's 2019 film, Asuran, as a reference to shed light on the importance of education. 

On Sunday, Vetri Maaran attended a drug abuse awareness drive organized by the Greater Chennai Police and took part in a media interaction where he was asked about his views after listening to Vijay speaking the dialogue from Asuran. He said, "It's something we showed in the cinema. When it reaches an influential person in society, I see it as a big example of a positive impact." Upon being cited that Vijay urged the students to read more about Periyar, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, and Kamaraj, the National Award-winning filmmaker stated, "What he said on that stage is that we must know our history, right? We must read about Periyar, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Kamaraj, and C. N. Annadurai too." Watch the video below: 

Vijay's speech and his efforts to honor the students, their parents and teachers have been the talk of the town as social media has been abuzz about the 'Thalapathy' Vijay Education Award Ceremony since yesterday. The actor's public appearance has once again sparked a debate regarding his political entry, with many claiming that he might be considering the move in the years ahead. On the work front, Vijay is currently busy with Leo under Lokesh Kanagaraj's direction and will be looking to complete filming soon ahead of its October 19 release plans. The actor will join hands next with Venkat Prabhu for the tentatively titled Thalapathy 68, which will release in 2024. Vetri Maaran, on the other hand, is fresh from the success of Viduthalai: Part 1 and is at present working on bringing the sequel, Viduthalai: Part 2, to theatres later this year. He has several projects in various stages of development, including the highly-anticipated Vaadivaasal with Suriya, while the filmmaker is also in talks with Vijay for a film in the future. 

Saranraj was an upcoming actor who reportedly worked as an assistant director the popular director Vetri Maaran and had also acted in supporting roles. News reports have stated that he died a tragic death in late night on June 8 after meeting with a fatal car accident at around 11.30 PM in KK Nagar. The actor has been traveling in his bike and a supporting actor has crashed his car into Saranraj's bike. It is stated that he died suffering very serious injures on the spot. Police have identified the person who rammed his car to be a supporting actor named Palaniappan. Investigations are underway and according to reports, Palaniappan was driving under the influence of alcohol.

Saranraj worked as an assistant director to Vetri Maaran in one of the celebrated films Vada Chennai. He also appeared onscreen in the hit Dhanush starrer film Asuran that was released in 2019. News reports have stated that Saranraj was returning home after finishing a shooting and the supporting actor was travelling after attending a party with his friends. It is said that residents and passersby informed the police about the accident and the mortal remains of the actor- assistant director was sent for examination by doctors. The officers have also arrested the suspect Palaniappan who has acted in small roles in films like Rajini Murugan and Chandramukhi 2. This news about the tragic death of the assistant director and actor has come as a shock throughout the Tamil film industry.

Vetri Maaran is one of the popular director of the Tamil film industry and he has an exictineg line up of upcoming projects including Viduthalai Part 2 which will be sequel to his previous film Viduthala Part 1 starring Soori and Vijay Sethupathi in important roles. The next film in line is Vaadi Vaasal that has actor Suriya playing lead abased on the traditional sport, Jallikattu.

Sivaangi Krishnakumar has become the darling of the masses in Tamil Nadu after her successful stint on Vijay TV's hit reality cooking show, Cooku with Comali. She delighted audiences with her antics on the show's second season, with the young and the elderly alike sharing their love for her on social media. Having made a name already by coming in as one among the finalists in Super Singer season 7, Sivaangi has now been announced to be collaborating with singer-actor Teejay Arunasalam for a single titled 'Muttu Mu2'. 

Teejay, who garnered a huge fan following after starring in director Vetri Maaran's blockbuster Asuran as National Award-winning actor Dhanush's son, has left fans excited after the announcement of his teaming up with Sivaangi. Sivaangi is riding the high wave after the terrific response to her recently-released independent song titled 'No No No', which followed the super success of 'Asku Maaro' and 'Adipoli'. Sharing a photo with Sivaangi, Teejay wrote, "Happy to have @sivaangi_k on board! She will be singing on my new song #MuttuMu2 Releasing a sneak peak soon", while also posting an announcement poster. See the post below: 

Happy to have @sivaangi_k on board!

She will be singing on my new song #MuttuMu2

Releasing a sneak peak soon pic.twitter.com/OarKQARhg5

— TeeJay Arunasalam (@Iamteejaymelody) November 30, 2021

Outside of her work in the independent music scene, Sivaangi also tasted success singing a song titled 'Talku Lessu Worku Moreu' for the upcoming Shanthnu Bhagyaraj and Athulya Ravi-starrer Murungakkai Chips. Apart from her singing career, Sivaangi has also landed big roles in films and will be making her debut in Sivakarthikeyan's highly-anticipated college entertainer Don, which will be followed by the remake of Kasethan Kadavulada alongside Mirchi Shiva, Priya Anand, Oorvasi, Yogi Babu and Karunakaran under R. Kannan's direction. 

Leading Tamil actor Dhanush has won the Best Actor award at the BRICS Film Festival, which was held alongside the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The actor was awarded the honor for his performance in director Vetri Maaran's 2019 film Asuran and shared the joyous news on Twitter on Monday. He tweeted, "An absolute honour." Dhanush's performance in Asuran has been hailed by critics and fans for his powerful and emotional performance as a doting father, with the film also marking his fourth successful collaboration with Vetri Maaran after their previous ventures like Polladhavan, Aadukalam and Vada Chennai. Check out the actor's tweet below: 

An absolute honour 🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/DBPo5mTJGV

— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) November 28, 2021

Asuran was produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under his V Creations banner, with the film turning out to be a raging box office success and also entered the 100 crore club. The film, which dealt with the love of a father for his son, who get caught in a web of caste-related atrocities, also had chart-buster songs composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and included a thunderous background score. Asuran, based on Tamil writer Poomani's novel titled Vekkai, also starred Malayalam actress Manju Warrier as the female lead, with Ken Karunas, Teejay Arunasalam, Prakash Raj, Pasupathi, Ammu Abhirami, Aadukalam Naren, Balaji Sakthivel, Nithish Veera among others cast in pivotal roles. 

Vetri Maaran's Asuran was also screened at the 78th Golden Globe Awards under the Best Foreign Film Category, with the film also recently getting a remake in Telugu under the title Narappa, which had Venkatesh Daggubati and Priyamani in lead roles. The BRICS Film Festival also saw Lara Boldorini receive the Best Actor (female) award for her performance in the Brazilian film, On Wheels, while the African film Barakat and Russian film, The Sun Above Me Never Sets, were jointly awarded the Best Film Award. 

Popular Tamil actor Nitish Veera succumbed to Covid 19 virus and his death has come as a shocker for the Tamil film industry. He was just 45 years old when he breathed his last. Nitish tested positive for Covid 19 a few days before and he was admitted for medical treatment at Omandurar Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai. The fans and film personalities are sharing their heartfelt condolence messages on social media. Vishnu Vishal who acted with Nitish in Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, took to his official Twitter page to mourn his demise.

Vishnu Vishal tweeted, "#RIPNitishVeera It pains to write this... Acted with him in #Vennilakabbadikuzhu and #MaaveranKittu.. This covid second wave is taking away so many lives.. Be careful and keep your loved ones really close to you...". Director Selvaraghavan also mourned the loss of actor Nitish Veera by posting a picture from Pudhupettai in which Nitish acted in a crucial role. Pudhupettai gave the first breakthrough for Nitish Veera and he was seen in the role of Mani, Kokki Kumar's friend and Selvi's (Sonia Agarwal) elder brother. The fans can never forget the sequence between Dhanush and Nitish Veera after the wedding. Selvaraghavan tweeted, "REST IN PEACE MY "MANI ".

His last memorable performance was in the Vetri Maaran directorial, Asuran in which he played the character of Pandiyan. He played the negative character which appears in the flashback portions and despite being a relatively smaller role, he left a solid impact with his performance. Actress Ammu Abhirami who shared screen space with Nitish in Asuran took to her official Twitter page to share a heartfelt note. She tweeted, "#Asuran #Nitishveera Shattered to hear that Nitish Anna is no more ,very shocking ,such a wonderful and caring co artist , never expected this , May his soul rest in peace".

Nitish Veera's notable films include Pudhupettai, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Sindhanai Sei, Kaala, Peranbu, Airaa, Raatchasi, Asuran, etc. He will next be seen acting in Vijay Sethupathi's Laabam, directed by late filmmaker SP Jhananathan.

REST IN PEACE MY "MANI " pic.twitter.com/SwcQLeUPOB

— selvaraghavan (@selvaraghavan) May 17, 2021

The 67th National Film Awards was officially announced this evening (March 22) in Delhi and here is what you need to know. Dhanush has won the National Film Award in the category of Best Actor for his outstanding performance in Vetri Maaran's directorial, Asuran. This is Dhanush's second National Award - with the first one being for Aadukalam, which was also directed by Vetri Maaran. When Asuran got released, the audience and critics raved Dhanush's performance and it became the talk of the town. Dhanush's emotional performance as Sivasaami won the hearts of the audience and it is good to know that his performance has got deserving recognition. It can be recalled that many people believed that Dhanush will definitely bag a National Award for his performance in Asuran and the belief has now turned out to be true.

The fans are already celebrating the news and the entire social media is abuzz about it. Wishes have been pouring in for both Dhanush and Vijay Sethupathi. Details regarding the awarding ceremony are awaited.

Asuran was directed by Vetri Maaran and produced by Kalaippuli S Thanu under the banner of V Creations. The film was based on the Tamil novel, 'Vekkai', written by Poomani and Vetri Maaran did a fine job in adapting the novel into a film. Asuran witnessed family audiences storming into the theatres and the emotional knot in the story struck a chord with the audience. Dhanush's fantastic performance elevated the film's impact to a different level. Asuran featured popular Malayalam actress Manju Warrier as the female lead and it marked her debut in Tamil cinema. 

The film's star cast also included Teejay Arunasalam, Ken Karunaas, Pasupathi, Aadukalam Naren, Prakash Raj, Ammu Abhirami, Balaji Sakthivel, Pawan, and others. Asuran had music composed by GV Prakash Kumar who produced a striking album. Velraj handled the film's cinematography. The film opened to unanimously positive reviews and went on to become a phenomenal blockbuster at the box office. 

Manju Warrier is now a well known name among the Tamil audience, thanks to her impactful performance in director Vetri Maaran's critically acclaimed blockbuster, Asuran that starred Dhanush in the lead role. Manju Warrier played the role of Dhanush's wife in the film and her matured and natural performance left a lasting impact on the audience. Interestingly, it was her debut in Tamil cinema and she couldn't have asked for a better launch pad. The talented actress will next be seen in an upcoming Malayalam film titled The Priest and it features Malayalam Superstar Mammootty in the lead role. Notably, this is the first time Mammootty and Manju Warrier are acting together in the film and the fans are eagerly looking forward to witnessing the film in the theatres.

The film is scheduled to release in theatres on March 4 and it is one of the first major big league Malayalam movies to release in theatres after the relaxation of lockdown rules. Ahead of the film's release, the makers have released a new teaser which has garnered a wide attention among the audience. The teaser has already crossed a million views and the numbers are going to steadily increase in the next few days. This teaser gives us a glimpse into the film's premise and from what we see, it looks like The Priest will be intriguing mystery thriller. Mammootty plays the role of a Church Father who turns a detective to solve a case about three suicides that happen in the same family, continuously.

We also see a few shots of actress Manju Warrier and details regarding her role are yet to be known. Mammootty's son and actor Dulquer Salmaan was all praise for the film's teaser. DQ posted, "What a teaser this is! I am as excited as everyone else and can’t wait to watch this thriller on the big screen. All the best to the entire team of Priest.". The Priest is directed by Jofin T Chacko and produced by Anto Joseph and Unnikrishnan B. The film has music scored by Rahul Raj, while the cinematography and editing departments are headed by Akhil George and Shameer Muhammed respectively.

The film's screenplay and dialogues are penned by Deepu Pradeep and Shyam Menon. Apart from Mammootty and Manju Warrier, the film's star cast also includes the likes of Nikhila Vimal, Sreenath Bhasi, Saniya Iyappan, Jagadish, Madhupal, TG Ravi, Baby Monica, and others. For now, check out the newly released teaser of The Priest featuring Mammootty and Manju Warrier here:

As already known, Silambarasan TR and Gautham Karthik would be acting together in the Tamil remake of the critically acclaimed blockbuster Kannada film, Mufti and the movie is directed by Obeli N Krishna of Sillunu Oru Kaadhal fame. Produced by KE Gnanavel Raja under the banner of Studio Green, this action drama is titled Pathu Thala. The title look poster was officially released a few days before and it created a huge buzz on social media. The title looked interesting and suitable, considering the premise of the movie. Gautham Karthik will be seen as a Police Officer who tracks down an underworld don, played by Silambarasan TR.

The young and happening Priya Bhavani Shankar will play the female lead and she will be seen as Gautham Karthik’s pair. Simbu doesn’t have a pair in the movie. The film’s star cast has now gotten one more new addition and it is indeed an interesting addition. Yes! Popular musician and budding actor, Teejay Arunasalam will play an important role in the film and the official announcement regarding the same was made this morning (January 6). Teejay is celebrating his birthday today and marking the special occasion, the announcement was made.

Sharing his excitement about getting to act with one of his favourite heroes, Simbu, Teejay tweeted, “#PathuThala will be my next venture! An Action, Gangster movie with @StudioGreen2 & Director @nameis_krishna A dream to be working alongside one of my favourite 90s hero, annan @SilambarasanTR_! 2021 #Thankyou”. Teejay got his breakthrough in cinema through Dhanush’s blockbuster hit, Asuran, directed by Vetri Maaran. Teejay garnered attention through his impressive performance as ‘Murugan’ (Dhanush’s elder son) in the movie. Despite appearing for a lesser screen time, Teejay managed to hold the audience with his performance and let us hope that things turn out to be fruitful for him in Pathu Thala, as well.

The shooting of Pathu Thala is expected to begin this month and more details are awaited. Bagging solid roles and sharing screen space with leading heroes like Dhanush and Simbu in the beginning stages of the career must definitely be a big motivation for Teejay and we wish him the best of luck. The fans are also congratulating him on social media and we are sure that this year’s birthday is going to be memorable for him. Check out the official announcement about Teejay acting in the STR - Gautham Karthik starrer Pathu Thala here:

#PathuThala will be my next venture!
An Action, Gangster movie with @StudioGreen2 & Director @nameis_krishna

A dream to be working alongside one of my favourite 90s hero, annan @SilambarasanTR_ !

2021 #Thankyou #TeeJay #Birthday https://t.co/dRwvzJ3vUv

— TeeJay Arunasalam (@Iamteejaymelody) January 6, 2021

Dhanush's blockbuster hit, Asuran, directed by Vetri Maaran is being remade in Telugu as Narappa and it features ace actor Venkatesh reprising Dhanush's role. The film's first look poster created a huge buzz on social media and Venkatesh's makeover looked very promising. Venkatesh is celebrating his 60th birthday today (December 13) and marking the special occasion, the makers of Narappa released the teaser of the film. This teaser has opened to a very positive response from the fans and film buffs and it has been garnering good attention on social media.

The teaser shows us a glimpse of Narappa, the titular character, and his anger. Venkatesh looks promising and his experience adds so much value when he gets to play intense characters of these types. This short teaser is compiled with 4-5 shots of Venkatesh and the mood is uplifted by the striking Asuran 'Blood bath' BGM. The film is directed by Sreekanth Addala of Brahmotsavam fame and he seems to have done a fair job in executing this remake. However, we can come to conclusions only after the film's release.

Narappa is produced by Suresh Babu under the banner of Suresh Productions, in association with Kalaipuli S Thanu's V Creations. Priyamani plays the female lead in this film, reprising Manju Warrier's role, but we don't get to see her in the teaser. The teaser mainly focuses only on Venkatesh and we will have to wait for a few more weeks or months to witness the other characters. Karthik Rathnam of C/O Kancharapalem fame plays Venkatesh's elder son (Teejay's role), while Prakash Raj, Murali Sharma, Rao Ramesh, and Sampath Raj play important roles.

The film has music scored by ace musician Mani Sharma and it is going to be interesting to see how he has treated the film. Shyam K Naidu has handled the cinematography while the editing has been done by Marthand K Venkatesh. The makers are yet to complete the full shooting and a few more portions are left to be completed. Narappa will be Venkatesh’s next release after Venky Mama which was a success at the box office, despite the mixed reviews. The fans are eagerly looking forward to the release of Narappa and let us hope that the film does justice to Vetri Maaran’s Asuran. The Tamil audience may have a different opinion on Narappa after seeing its teaser.

Check out the official teaser here:

Popular comedian Dheena rose to fame with Kalakka Povathu Yaaru and through that, he ventured into cinema and made his silver screen debut with Dhanush's debut directorial, Pa. Paandi. Later, he played the comedian in the fantasy comedy film, Thumbaa, that starred Kanaa fame Darshan and Keerthi Pandian in the lead roles. Dheena got his breakthrough with his impressive performance as Kamatchi in Karthi's acclaimed hit film, Kaithi, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The young budding talent is now eagerly waiting for the grand release of Thalapathy Vijay’s Master in which he has played an important role. Dheena’s speech at Master audio launch was widely enjoyed by everyone and it is going to be interesting to see him once again in a Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial. We can expect the film to give Dheena, a bigger breakthrough than Kaithi and let us hope that things pan out well for him.

Meanwhile, Dheena has now surprised the netizens with his latest photoshoot that looks absolutely great and stunning. Yes! Dheena has recreated Dhanush’s look from his films like Asuran, Vada Chennai and Aadukalam and it looks really good. The fans were pleasantly surprised to see this transformation and the pictures are now doing good rounds on social media. There are four pictures and all the four have received a striking response from the fans.

Dheena shared these pictures and wrote, “My inspiration @dhanushkraja Anna movie recreations.. Thank you so much PC: @adaiks_guts Designer: @SVynod”. People cannot stop raving about the similarities in the recreation and it sure must come as a good motivating factor for a youngster like Dheena. It is a known fact that Dheena is a fan of Dhanush and notably, he was supposed to make his debut as a lead actor under Dhanush’s production, but the project did not take off as planned.

Up next, Dheena will be seen playing a comedy role in Vikram Prabhu’s rural action drama, directed by Muthaiya of Komban and Kutti Puli fame. Happening days ahead for KPY Dheena. Check out the Asuran and Vada Chennai version of Dheena here:

 

 

 

 

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Presenting @dheena_offl as Sivasami the saviour Photography by @shuttersparkstudios @senkrishh @prabhu_photography @ak_the_explorer @rubankumar18 @howtoframeit_nivak Outfit and styling: @vynod.sundar crew: @_shaik_shaik_ Mua: @beautyunveiled_by_jeevi Hairstylist: @s_h_a_r_a_n_s_t_y_l_i_s_t Retouching: @sam_retouch BTS: @rgr_vision Location: @uvi_studio #dheena_offl #shuttersparkstudios #dhanush #highfashion #recreation #fashion #follow #art #canon #instagood #like #repost #youtube #instagram #artist #photography #aadukalam #how_to_frame_it #vetrimaran #newrelease #style #viral #asuran #cinema #teaser #kollywood #tamilcinema #actor #pakkamass #verithanam

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Presenting @dheena_offl as Karuppu the winner Photography by @shuttersparkstudios @senkrishh @prabhu_photography @ak_the_explorer @rubankumar18 @howtoframeit_nivak Outfit and styling: @vynod.sundar crew: @_shaik_shaik_ Mua: @beautyunveiled_by_jeevi Hairstylist: @s_h_a_r_a_n_s_t_y_l_i_s_t Retouching: @sam_retouch BTS: @rgr_vision Location: @uvi_studio #dheena_offl #shuttersparkstudios #dhanush #highfashion #recreation #fashion #follow #art #canon #instagood #like #repost #youtube #instagram #artist #photography #aadukalam #how_to_frame_it #vetrimaran #newrelease #style #viral #asuran #cinema #teaser #kollywood #tamilcinema #actor #pakkamass #verithanam

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My inspiration @dhanushkraja Anna movie recreations..
Thank you so much
PC: @adaiks_guts
Designer: @SVynod pic.twitter.com/UbGuRRZ2f1

— Act_Dheena (@ActDheena) October 10, 2020