Varalaru

Varalaru
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. S. Ravikumar
Screenplay byK. S. Ravikumar
Story byR. K. Celluloids Unit
Produced byS. S. Chakravarthy
StarringAjith Kumar
Asin
Kanika
CinematographyP.C. Sreeram
Priyan
Arthur A. Wilson
S. Murthy
K. Prasad
Edited byK. Thanigachalam
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Distributed byFilm Fabricators
Release date
  • 20 October 2006 (2006-10-20)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹12 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹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 title was changed 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.

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  5. ^ "The Boom In Regional Films". Digital Today. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Ajith's Top 10 Hits". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017.