Arasan: Vetri Maaran Expands Vada Chennai Universe With Silambarasan TR’s Next

Arasan, the Silambarasan TR starrer crime action drama, is generating significant anticipation ever since its official announcement. Helmed by Vetri Maaran and backed by Kalaippuli S Thanu, the film is the latest

addition to director’s Vada Chennai universe. As fans await to see Silambarasan in this new avatar, the makers of Arasan have now dropped a new 5-minute-long promo of the film.

The promo was exclusively released on October 16 for select theatres across Tamil Nadu and offers a glimpse into a gritty world of Arasan.

Arasan 5-Minute-Long Promo

According to Cinema Express, in the promo, Silambarasan appears in double roles: a young man with a fashionable, quirky style and an older man with greying hair. The older version of his character appears in court, accused of three murders. During the courtroom scene, Silambarasan’s character speaks with filmmaker Nelson Dilipkumar, who plays himself. He tells Nelson to develop a film based on his life story and even asks him to cast Dhanush in the lead role.

To note, the newly released promo of the film concludes with the phrase “An untold tale from the world of Vada Chennai,” confirming that Arasan is situated in the same universe as the 2018 film starring Dhanush.

Reports suggest that the promo will be released on YouTube on October 17.

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The music of the film is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, marking his first collaboration with the filmmaker. Andrea Jeremiah, who appeared in Vetri Maaran and Dhanush’s Vada Chennai, is also confirmed to be part of the project.

The theme music, recently released by Anirudh on his birthday, has already caught attention for being unique as well as suitable to the film’s tone.

However, an official release date of Arasan is yet to be announced by the makers.

Vetri Maaran On Vada Chennai 2

Earlier, during his appearance at a public event, the director gave an update regarding Veda Chennai 2 and shared, “Vada Chennai belongs to Dhanush. He is the producer and hero of the film. Dhanush has announced that he will be doing Vada Chennai 2 next year. We will start the film accordingly next year.”

Apart from this, the director is known for helming projects like Viduthalai Part 1 and Part 2, Visaranai, Asuran and Aadukalam, among others.