Asuran (1995 film)

Asuran (transl. Demon) is a 1995 Tamil language horror film, with cinematography and direction by Velu Prabhakaran and written and produced by R. K. Selvamani. The film stars Arun Pandian and Roja, while Radharavi, Napoleon and Senthil play supporting roles. The film became a failure at the box office. Mansoor Ali Khan reprised his role of Veerabhadran from Captain Prabhakaran.[1] The film is an unsanctioned amalgamation of the various Hollywood films including Predator (1987).[2]

Asuran
Directed byVelu Prabhakaran
Written byMa. Pandarinathan
(Dialogue)
Screenplay byR. K. Selvamani
Story byR. K. Selvamani
original story by
Jim Thomas(uncredited)
John Thomas (uncredited)
Based onPredator (film)
by John McTiernan
Produced byR. K. Selvamani
StarringArun Pandian
Roja
Radha Ravi
CinematographyVelu Prabhakaran
Edited byV. Udhayashankar
Music byAdithyan
Production
company
Motherland Movies International
Release date
  • 21 July 1995 (1995-July-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Aadithyan. The song "Chakku Chakku Vathikuchi" written by Piraisoodan was very popular in this movie.[3] That song programming was done by Harris Jayaraj.[4] The song was also featured in the 2022 film Vikram where it became a trend in India after its release.[5][6]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Chakku Chakku Vathikuchi"Adithyan, SujathaPiraisoodan04:27
2"Kukku Kukku"PriyaKamakodiyan04:02
3"Moham Pathikichu"GayathriPazhani Bharathi04:28
4"O Saali"Adithyan, Sangeetha Sajith04:40
5"O Vaanmathi"P. Unnikrishnan, Sangeetha SajithPiraisoodan05:32

Reception

Thulasi of Kalki wrote since there is no such thing as story, most of the grandeur did not work out; if the viewer watches it without thinking about logic, they will get the satisfaction of watching Arabian Nights.[7]

References
  1. "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review(Cont.)". 9 January 1996. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. "சுட்ட படம்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 14 October 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. "Asuran (1995)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Did you know the Harris Jayaraj connection in Kamal Haasan's Vikram?". The Times of India. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. "How Lokesh Kanagaraj Brilliantly Uses Old Songs in His Movies". News18. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. "Vikram Movie Review: Fulfilling action saves this ambitious multi-starrer". Cinema Express.
  7. "அசுரன்". Kalki (in Tamil). 20 August 1995. p. 2.
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