Arasan promo: Vetri Maaran expands the Vada Chennai universe with Silambarasan TR

After premiering solely in choose theatres, the much-awaited promo of Arasan, the upcoming collaboration between Silambarasan TR and acclaimed filmmaker Vetri Maaran, has lastly dropped on-line. The five-minute video has already created a stir, confirming that the movie unfolds throughout the similar cinematic universe as Vada Chennai, Vetri’s 2018 gangster epic starring Dhanush.

The promo immerses us as soon as once more into North Chennai’s underbelly. Silambarasan seems in twin roles — as a younger, street-smart man with a slick coiffure and as an older, greying gangster going through trial for a number of murders. The portrayals tease a possible non-linear narrative, one in every of Vetri Maaran’s logos, and indicators a narrative that will span a long time.

An sudden twist is director Nelson Dilipkumar makes an look as a filmmaker interviewing Silambarasan’s character, who insists {that a} film be made about his life — even suggesting that Dhanush play him. The meta sequence ties Arasan on to Vada Chennai, deepening the mythology of the shared world that followers have been desirous to revisit.

Vada Chennai, broadly thought-about as probably the greatest gangster dramas in Tamil, featured Dhanush as a younger man who’s pulled right into a world of crime, one the place you both do or die. Over the years, the movie has attained cult standing amongst audiences. Interestingly, Vetri had additionally introduced a spin-off collection centred round Ameer Sultan’s character Rajan, titled Rajan Vagaiyara; nonetheless, there haven’t been any updates on the identical.

Unlike Vetri Maaran’s earlier movies, Arasan options music by Anirudh Ravichander, marking their first collaboration. The movie is produced by Kalaippuli S. Thanu below V Creations, although the remainder of the solid and launch date stay below wraps.

Further speculations added that actors Kavin and Manikandan are additionally a part of the movie, and that actors Andrea Jeremiah, Samuthirakani and Kishore are reprising their roles from Vada Chennai. 

Arasan is slated for launch throughout Onam subsequent 12 months.