Varalaru

Varalaru
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. S. Ravikumar
Written by	K. S. Ravikumar
Screenplay by	K. S. Ravikumar
Story by	R. K. Celluloids Unit
Produced by	S. S. Chakravarthy
Starring	Ajith Kumar Asin Kanika
Cinematography	P.C. Sreeram Priyan Arthur A. Wilson S. Murthy K. Prasad
Edited by	K. Thanigachalam
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Production company	NIC Arts
Distributed by	Film Fabricators
Release date	20 October 2006 (2006-10-20)
Running time	166 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹12 crore[1]
Box office	est. ₹25-55 crore[2][3]

Varalaru: History Of Godfather, or simply known as Varalaru (transl. History), is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action-drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy under the banner NIC Arts. The film stars Ajith Kumar in the main triple lead role as a father and his two twin sons. Asin, Kanika, Ramesh Khanna, Suman Setty, Sujatha and M. S. Baskar play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film ran for 215 days and became a blockbuster at the box office.^[4] Prior to its release, the film was known by the title Godfather, but following the Government of Tamil Nadu's motion to exempt tax on films titled in Tamil, the film's title was reverted to Varalaru.

After two years of production, the film was released on 20 October 2006 on the eve of Diwali, and emerged as the highest grosser of the year.^[5][6] The film has been remade in Kannada, titled Godfather, in Burmese as Nat Khat Mhar Tae Tite Pwal, and in Odia as Tu Mo Dehara Chhai.