''Vallarasu'' () is a 2000 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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in his film debut. The film stars

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and Devayani. The music is by

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. It was released on 14 April to positive reviews and became a

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. The movie was remade in

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as ''

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'' (2001), also directed by same director and which Mukesh Rishi reprising his role.

Plot

Vallarasu (

) is the honest Deputy Commissioner of Police who has arrested Wasim Khan ( Mukesh Rishi), a terrorist from Pakistan. His wife is Anjali ( Devayani), and they both have two children. Vallarasu kills his senior police officer and father-in-law (

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) because he knows that the latter is working with terrorists. Anjali leaves Vallarasu after she learns that he killed her father. Vallarasu takes the help of youths (including Darshan and

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) who are disillusioned by their inability to join the police force to fight violence. Vallarasu fights R. Kandasamy (

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), a rich man who is behind the attempts to destabilize the country. With the help of Seshadri (

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), a software engineer, Vallarasu succeeds in killing Kandasamy's son. In retaliation, Kandaswamy attacks Raheem (

) and Seshadri, who both die. In the climax, Anjali unites with Vallarasu after knowing the truth. Vallarasu also kills both Kandasamy and Wasim Khan.

Cast

as DCP Vallarasu * Devayani as Anjali *

as DGP Jagannathan, Anjali's father * Livingston as CBI officer Chidambaram Pillai *

as Seshadri * Mansoor Ali Khan as Esakki Muthu Pandian * Mukesh Rishi as Wasim Khan *

as R. Kandasamy * R. Sundarrajan as Raheem's brother *

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as Vijayaraghavan *

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as Edward * Ponnambalam as Manikkam *

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as Terrorist *

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as Police commissioner * Raviraj as Swamy Kannan * Laxmi Rattan as Director general of police *

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as Seshadri's brother-in-law *

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as Anjali's mother *

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as Seshadri's mother * Charulatha as Seshadri's fiancée * Master Naveen as Naveen, Vallarasu's son * Baby Nisha as Nisha, Vallarasu's daughter * Richard Rajasekhar as Rajasekhar, R. Kandasamy's son *

as Raheem, Vallarasu's henchman * Darshan as Pandian, Vallarasu's henchman * Kovai Easwar as Easwar * Chitti as Chitti * Crane Manohar as Jewellery shop owner * Auditor Sridhar as Seshadri's father *

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as Lawyer * Ravi Raj as Judge * Bobby as Nelson * Sakthivel as Rowdy * Nirmala Periyasamy as Newsreader *

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as Man at the wedding hall * Robo Chandru *

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as Police officer (uncredited role) *

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as Police officer (uncredited role) *

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in a special appearance * Bhanusri in a special appearance

Production

One scene was of Vijayakanth and Devayani at a jewellery shop in

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. The song "Aruppukottai Akka ponnu " was filmed near

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and 100 dancers joined the lead pair. Choreography was by dance master Haridas. A lavish set was erected at A.V.M. Studios where a stunt scene was filmed between Vijayakanth and Richard. Some stunt scenes were filmed between Vijayakanth and Richard. Some stunt artists who portrayed Richard's henchmen also participated in the shot. Apart from Chennai, shooting locations were at New Delhi and Kulu Manali. Bollywood villain Mukesh Rishi made his debut in Tamil cinema with this film. Director P. Vasu made his debut as an actor with this film in a negative role and Darshan would later as one of biggest stars in Kannada cinema, made his debut in small role.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album and background score were composed by

. The lyrics were penned by

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and Kalidasan.

Release

A critic from ''TMCafe.com'' gave the film a positive review, stating the "script is spiced with the right dose of emotion, sentiment and action, mixed with a heavy dose of patriotism" and that "Maharajan handles the megaphone like a seasoned veteran". ''

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'' wrote, "The overpowering grit and idealism that ''Vallarasu'' exudes, rubs off on the audience too and is an energising factor, at least to a certain extent".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 4516596 2000 action films 2000 films 2000s Tamil-language films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films about terrorism in India Films scored by Deva (composer) Films shot in Delhi Films shot in Himachal Pradesh Indian action films Tamil films remade in other languages