Asuran (2019 film)

This article is about the 2019 film. For the 1995 film, see Asuran (1995 film).

Asuran
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVetrimaaran
Screenplay byVetrimaaran
Manimaran
SuKa
Based onVekkai
by Poomani
Produced byKalaipuli S. Thanu
StarringDhanush
Manju Warrier
Ken Karunas
Teejay Arunasalam
CinematographyR. Velraj
Edited byR. Ramar
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
V Creations
Release date
  • 4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)[1]
Running time
140 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box officeest. ₹50 crore[3]

Asuran (transl. Demon) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language period action drama film[4] directed by Vetrimaaran and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. It is based on the novel Vekkai (transl. Heat) by Poomani.[5] The film stars Dhanush, along with Manju Warrier (in her Tamil debut), Ken Karunas, and Teejay Arunasalam. G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the film's music.[6] The cinematography was handled by Velraj, with editing by R. Ramar.

Asuran was released in theatres on 4 October 2019.[1] The film was a commercial success at the box office.[7] The film won two awards at the 67th National Film Awards—Best Feature Film in Tamil and Best Actor (Dhanush). It was one of the ten Indian films to be screened at the 78th Golden Globe Awards (2021) under the Best Foreign Film category.[8] It was also screened at the 51st International Film Festival of India in the Indian Panorama section.[9] The film was remade in Telugu as Narappa (2021).

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  2. ^ "Certificate Detail". Central Board of Film Certification. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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  4. ^ Suganth, M (4 October 2019). "Asuran Movie Review : A compelling action drama on caste and class". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ Mishra, Anubhuti (22 November 2022). "Top 15 must-watch South Indian Movies with Best Ratings As Per IMDb". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ^ "GV Prakash to compose music for Asuran Vetrimaaran Dhanush". Behindwoods. 24 December 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. ^ "With the success of Asuran, Dhanush proves he's a rare Tamil star who strikes the balance between scale and substance". Firstpost. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Soorarai Pottru, Asuran, Jallikattu to be screened at Golden Globes 2021, here is the full list of Indian films". The New Indian Express. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Indian Panorama announces official selection for 51st International Film Festival of India, 2020". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.