| Aasal | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Saran |
| Written by | Ajith Kumar Yugi Sethu Saran |
| Produced by | Prabhu |
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| Narrated by | Saran |
| Cinematography | Prashanth D. Misale |
| Edited by | Anthony Gonsalves |
| Music by | Bharadwaj |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sivaji Productions Ayngaran International |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹21.7 crores[1] |
Aasal (; transl. Original) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Saran. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a dual lead role, who also co-wrote the film's script, while Sameera Reddy and Bhavana play the lead female roles. The film has an ensemble cast, with Prabhu, Pradeep Rawat, Sampath Raj and Rajiv Krishna playing prominent roles, among others. The film, produced by Prabhu of Sivaji Productions, features music primarily composed by Bharadwaj, cinematography by Prashanth D. Misale and editing by Anthony Gonsalves.
The film revolves around the feud between the three brothers over property; were the first two brothers got enranged when their father give all the family's wealth to the righteous third son, trying to stop the family from breaking down. The feud that exists as an undercurrent in the presence of their father and turns ugly and personal after he passes away. It grows bigger with the two brothers joining in to wipe out the third, but he graciously steps aside, only wanting to keep cordial relations. But, the two brothers are just not able to handle the huge wealth and the responsibility that it brings. Their wealth attracts trouble, and it is up to the third to come back and save his brothers, against others who strive for the wealth, while the crux of the plot revolves around if wealth does disintegrate the family.
Pre-production for the project began in December 2007 when Sivaji Productions signed up Ajith for a film; however, because of a bevvy of changes in the technical crew, shooting only began in April 2009. The filming took place in various locations: notably locally in Chennai, and abroad in Paris, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur. The film opened worldwide on 550 screens (including 350 screens in India)[2] following its release on 5 February 2010. In later, it became flop at the box office.[3]
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- ^ "Asal opened in 279 screens in north India". YahooMovies. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Ajith All Films Box Office Hit Flop Verdict". Bollywood Fever. 7 August 2019.