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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l8&quot;&gt;Line 8:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| director       = [[N. Maharajan]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| director       = [[N. Maharajan]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| writer         = N. Maharajan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| writer         = N. Maharajan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| starring       = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;br /&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;[[Lara Dutta]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| starring       = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;br /&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;[[Lara Dutta]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| producer       = Murali Manohar&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;br /&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;Haresh Vikram Vijayakumar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| producer       = Murali Manohar&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;br /&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;Haresh Vikram Vijayakumar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| studio         = Cee (I)TV Entertainment(p)ltd&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| studio         = Cee (I)TV Entertainment(p)ltd&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| music          = [[Harris Jayaraj]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| music          = [[Harris Jayaraj]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| cinematography = [[S. Saravanan]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| cinematography = [[S. Saravanan]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Production ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Production ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;After the success of &#039;&#039;[[Vallarasu]]&#039;&#039;, Maharajan was supposed to direct [[Vijayakanth]] in another project but later got dropped and Maharajan went on to remake Vallarasu in Hindi as &#039;&#039;[[Indian (2001 film)|Indian]]&#039;&#039; with [[Sunny Deol]].&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite web |date=19 March 2000 |title=TAMIL CINEMA 2000 |url=https://cinematoday2.itgo.com/666Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319072600/https://cinematoday2.itgo.com/666Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U.htm |archive-date=19 March 2016 |access-date=17 October 2016 |website=cinematoday2itgo}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;Meanwhile, Maharajan announced his next project &#039;&#039;Arasatchi&#039;&#039; with Arjun playing the lead role. Miss Universe 2000 [[Lara Dutta]] made her acting debut in Tamil with this film.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite web |date=2003-07-17 |title=A long wait |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/17/stories/2003071701190401.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023053747/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/17/stories/2003071701190401.htm |archive-date=2010-10-23 |access-date=2016-12-01 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;The filming was held at Le Royal Meridian Hotel, Chennai, and the songs were picturised at locations in London, New Zealand and Canada.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=6 June 2003 |title=Arasatchi |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/arasatchi.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030920115501/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/arasatchi.asp |archive-date=20 September 2003 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;The song &quot;Mughalai Mughalai&quot; choreographed by Raju Sundaram was shot at London especially at London Central Tower.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{cite magazine |date=17 August 2003 |title=டான்ஸா? உடான்ஸா? |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-08-17/page/88/mode/2up |access-date=4 February 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=86–87 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;After the success of &#039;&#039;[[Vallarasu]]&#039;&#039;, Maharajan was supposed to direct [[Vijayakanth]] in another project but later got dropped and Maharajan went on to remake Vallarasu in Hindi as &#039;&#039;[[Indian (2001 film)|Indian]]&#039;&#039; with [[Sunny Deol]].&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite web |date=19 March 2000 |title=TAMIL CINEMA 2000 |url=https://cinematoday2.itgo.com/666Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319072600/https://cinematoday2.itgo.com/666Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U.htm |archive-date=19 March 2016 |access-date=17 October 2016 |website=cinematoday2itgo}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;Meanwhile, Maharajan announced his next project &#039;&#039;Arasatchi&#039;&#039; with Arjun playing the lead role. Miss Universe 2000 [[Lara Dutta]] made her acting debut in Tamil with this film.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite web |date=2003-07-17 |title=A long wait |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/17/stories/2003071701190401.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023053747/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/17/stories/2003071701190401.htm |archive-date=2010-10-23 |access-date=2016-12-01 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;The filming was held at Le Royal Meridian Hotel, Chennai, and the songs were picturised at locations in London, New Zealand and Canada.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=6 June 2003 |title=Arasatchi |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/arasatchi.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030920115501/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/arasatchi.asp |archive-date=20 September 2003 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;The song &quot;Mughalai Mughalai&quot; choreographed by Raju Sundaram was shot at London especially at London Central Tower.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{cite magazine |date=17 August 2003 |title=டான்ஸா? உடான்ஸா? |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-08-17/page/88/mode/2up |access-date=4 February 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=86–87 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the making of the film, music composer [[Harris Jayaraj]] fell out with the director. Because of this, the song &quot;Ippadiyea Vittu&quot; was not shot, and it appears only in soundtrack version&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite web |date=12 June 2002 |title=Kollywood Currents |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020612/113/1pvb2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020816205613/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020612/113/1pvb2.html |archive-date=16 August 2002 |access-date=15 November 2020 |website=Yahoo Movies}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;The film was completed in 2003 but got delayed due to financial problems and finally released in 2004;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite web |date=19 July 2004 |title=Alas, the movie will be released |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9897.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025005244/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9897.html |archive-date=25 October 2004 |access-date=29 April 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;in between production delays, Maharajan finished &#039;&#039;[[Anjaneya (film)|Anjaneya]]&#039;&#039; with [[Ajith Kumar|Ajith]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the making of the film, music composer [[Harris Jayaraj]] fell out with the director. Because of this, the song &quot;Ippadiyea Vittu&quot; was not shot, and it appears only in soundtrack version&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite web |date=12 June 2002 |title=Kollywood Currents |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020612/113/1pvb2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020816205613/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020612/113/1pvb2.html |archive-date=16 August 2002 |access-date=15 November 2020 |website=Yahoo Movies}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;The film was completed in 2003 but got delayed due to financial problems and finally released in 2004;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite web |date=19 July 2004 |title=Alas, the movie will be released |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9897.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025005244/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9897.html |archive-date=25 October 2004 |access-date=29 April 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;in between production delays, Maharajan finished &#039;&#039;[[Anjaneya (film)|Anjaneya]]&#039;&#039; with [[Ajith Kumar|Ajith]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Controversy ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Controversy ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Before release, a poster featuring the tagline &quot;When Justice Fails&quot; created controversy, which caused a lawyer to file a case citing that the film would portray lawyers in bad light. However the case was sorted after the high court dismissed the petition.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite web |title=P. Kalidass vs Central Board Of Film Certification on 15 September, 2004 |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1705088/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502053356/https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1705088/ |archive-date=2 May 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=indiankanoon.org}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Before release, a poster featuring the tagline &quot;When Justice Fails&quot; created controversy, which caused a lawyer to file a case citing that the film would portray lawyers in bad light. However the case was sorted after the high court dismissed the petition.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite web |title=P. Kalidass vs Central Board Of Film Certification on 15 September, 2004 |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1705088/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502053356/https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1705088/ |archive-date=2 May 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=indiankanoon.org}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Soundtrack ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Soundtrack ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The music was composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]].&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite web |date=22 August 2003 |title=Arasatchi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/arasatchi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1491462828 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119125655/https://music.apple.com/in/album/arasatchi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1491462828 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=19 January 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The music was composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]].&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite web |date=22 August 2003 |title=Arasatchi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/arasatchi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1491462828 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119125655/https://music.apple.com/in/album/arasatchi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1491462828 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=19 January 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Track listing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Track listing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l106&quot;&gt;Line 106:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 106:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Critical reception ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Critical reception ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Malini Mannath wrote for &#039;&#039;Chennai Online&#039;&#039;, &quot;A knot had potential and would have been ideal for the &#039;action king&#039; if only the screenplay had been etched more carefully, the narration tightened, with more &#039;action&#039; given to Arjun than to factors like tanker-blasts, etc.&quot;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=September 23, 2004 |title=Arasatchi |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/moviereviews/tammov369.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016072825/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/moviereviews/tammov369.asp |archive-date=16 October 2006 |access-date=19 January 2023 |website=Chennai Online}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Sify]]&#039;&#039; wrote, &quot;Arjun does his usual song and fights convincingly while Lara Dutta is too loud and is there only for glamour and songs. The film looks out-dated as it has been years in the making&quot;.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite web |date=20 September 2004 |title=Arasatchi |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/arasatchi-review-tamil-pclv8mcdficgc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228200919/http://www.sify.com/movies/arasatchi-review-tamil-pclv8mcdficgc.html |archive-date=28 December 2016 |access-date=29 July 2019 |website=[[Sify]]}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt; &lt;/del&gt;Visual Dasan of &#039;&#039;[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]&#039;&#039; called the film &quot;above average&quot;.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;{{Cite magazine |last=தாசன் |first=விஷுவல் |date=3 October 2004 |title=அரசாட்சி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-10-03/page/12/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240205081239/https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-10-03/page/12/mode/2up |archive-date=5 February 2024 |access-date=20 January 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=12 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;lt;&lt;/del&gt;/ref&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Malini Mannath wrote for &#039;&#039;Chennai Online&#039;&#039;, &quot;A knot had potential and would have been ideal for the &#039;action king&#039; if only the screenplay had been etched more carefully, the narration tightened, with more &#039;action&#039; given to Arjun than to factors like tanker-blasts, etc.&quot;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=September 23, 2004 |title=Arasatchi |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/moviereviews/tammov369.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016072825/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/moviereviews/tammov369.asp |archive-date=16 October 2006 |access-date=19 January 2023 |website=Chennai Online}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;&#039;&#039;[[Sify]]&#039;&#039; wrote, &quot;Arjun does his usual song and fights convincingly while Lara Dutta is too loud and is there only for glamour and songs. The film looks out-dated as it has been years in the making&quot;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite web |date=20 September 2004 |title=Arasatchi |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/arasatchi-review-tamil-pclv8mcdficgc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228200919/http://www.sify.com/movies/arasatchi-review-tamil-pclv8mcdficgc.html |archive-date=28 December 2016 |access-date=29 July 2019 |website=[[Sify]]}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;/ins&gt;Visual Dasan of &#039;&#039;[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]&#039;&#039; called the film &quot;above average&quot;.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;{{Cite magazine |last=தாசன் |first=விஷுவல் |date=3 October 2004 |title=அரசாட்சி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-10-03/page/12/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240205081239/https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-10-03/page/12/mode/2up |archive-date=5 February 2024 |access-date=20 January 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=12 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;&lt;/ins&gt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox film&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Arasatchi&lt;br /&gt;
| image =&lt;br /&gt;
| director = [[N. Maharajan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| writer = N. Maharajan&lt;br /&gt;
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Lara Dutta]]&lt;br /&gt;
| producer = Murali Manohar&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Haresh Vikram Vijayakumar&lt;br /&gt;
| studio = Cee (I)TV Entertainment(p)ltd&lt;br /&gt;
| music = [[Harris Jayaraj]]&lt;br /&gt;
| cinematography =  [[S. Saravanan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| editing =  B. S. Vasu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Saleem&lt;br /&gt;
| distributor =  Mars Entertainment Group&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Motion Pictures Partners &lt;br /&gt;
| released = {{Film date|2004|09|17|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| runtime = 154 minutes&lt;br /&gt;
| country = [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Arasatchi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;(English: Government Rule / Government Authority)&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a 2004 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[vigilante film|vigilante]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[N. Maharajan]] which starred [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Lara Dutta]] in the lead roles, alongside an [[ensemble cast]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://letterboxd.com/film/arasatchi/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This is the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] debut of [[Bollywood]] actress [[Lara Dutta]]. The film&amp;#039;s music was composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/arasatchi-16979/cast-crew&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The film was released in 17 September 2004 to mixed reviews.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.sify.com/movies/arasatchi-review-tamil-pclv8mcdficgc.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It was dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Judgement&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and in Hindi as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ghatak The Destroyer&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Plot==&lt;br /&gt;
Brammanadham ([[Anandaraj]]), a lawyer who argues for rapists and murderers, is killed by a cricket ball hit by Siddharth ([[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]). Siddharth is a GM of a five-star hotel owned by [[S. Ve. Shekher]]. Shekher&amp;#039;s daughter is Lara ([[Lara Dutta]]), who is introduced with a song. She comes from abroad to join her father&amp;#039;s hotel, but only as a trainee under the macho Siddharth. Within no time, Lara is in love with Siddharth.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is now time for duets. Lara&amp;#039;s friend Prakash ([[Karan (actor)|Karan]]) is a campaigner of public cause. His efforts lead to a brothel raid and a minister getting arrested. The minister&amp;#039;s goons bump off Prakash, and Siddharth is an eyewitness. Siddharth refuses to testify, and Lara walks out on him. Janakiraman ([[Charan Raj]]) pleads for the killer and lets him off. Siddharth bumps off Janakiraman. Major Vishwanath ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]), a military officer, is a witness to the murder. He even postpones his heart operation until the killer is nabbed. Siddharth now tells his story of why he is on a hunt of the lawyers who plead for the bad guys. Vishwanath gives up his mission.&lt;br /&gt;
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Next, Karunakaran ([[Devan (actor)|Devan]]) takes a brief for a rapist, and he too is killed. Next is the turn of advocate Ashok Mehta ([[Raghuvaran]]), who comes from Delhi. The surprise element is that Ashok is Siddharth&amp;#039;s brother-in-law; Ashok&amp;#039;s wife is Siddharth&amp;#039;s long-lost sister. Now, the brother-sister sentiment comes into play.&lt;br /&gt;
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Finally, the story ends with Ashok being shot dead by Siddharth in the court premises. The police opens fire, and bystanders form a human wall and get shot at. Siddharth tells the TV crew about how his mission has spread to the masses.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Cast==&lt;br /&gt;
{{colbegin}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Siddharth&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Lara Dutta]] as Lara&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Hotel Assistant Manager&lt;br /&gt;
* [[S. Ve. Shekher]] as Lara&amp;#039;s father&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Karan (actor)|Karan]] as Prakash&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Major Vishwanath &lt;br /&gt;
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Ashok Mehta (Siddharth&amp;#039;s brother-in-law)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Anandaraj]] as Advocate Brammanadham&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Charan Raj]] as Advocate Janakiraman&lt;br /&gt;
* [[P. Vasu]] as Saravanaperumal, Siddharth&amp;#039;s father&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Lakshmi, Siddharth&amp;#039;s mother&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Abitha]] as Swetha, Siddharth&amp;#039;s sister&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Manivannan]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Karunakaran&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Contractor Muthupandi&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ajay Rathnam]] as Inspector Karthikeyan&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Vaiyapuri]] as Soosai&lt;br /&gt;
* [[M. N. Nambiar]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Inspector Indiaganesan&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Muthupandi&amp;#039;s henchman&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Uma (actress)|Uma]] as Gayathri&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Sivaraman&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Mahanadi Shankar]]  &lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bose Venkat]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Dhamu]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Riya Sen]] as Bar Dancer in item song (Iruvadhu Vayasu)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Perarasu]] as reporter (uncredited)&lt;br /&gt;
{{colend}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Production==&lt;br /&gt;
After the success of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vallarasu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Maharajan was supposed to direct Vijaykanth in another project but later got dropped and Maharajan went on to remake Vallarasu in Hindi as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Indian (2001 film)|Indian]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with [[Sunny Deol]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cinematoday2.itgo.com/666Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U.htm|title=TAMIL CINEMA 2000|work=cinematoday2itgo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319072600/https://cinematoday2.itgo.com/666Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U.htm |date=19 March 2000|archive-date=19 March 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Meanwhile, Maharajan announced his next project &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Arasatchi&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with Arjun playing the lead role. Miss Universe 2000 [[Lara Dutta]] made her acting debut in Tamil with this film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/17/stories/2003071701190401.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023053747/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/17/stories/2003071701190401.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-10-23 |title=A long wait |date=2003-07-17 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2016-12-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The film boasts of 14 villains played by [[Raghuvaran]], [[Karan (actor)|Karan]], [[Anandaraj]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]], [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]], [[Devan (actor)|Devan]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], and [[Manivannan]] among others. Uma, [[Abitha]], Vindhya and [[P. Vasu]] play crucial roles in the film.&lt;br /&gt;
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The filming was held at Le Royal Meridian Hotel, Chennai and the songs were picturised at locations in London, New Zealand and Canada.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20030920115501/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/arasatchi.asp&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During the making of the film, music composer [[Harris Jayaraj]] fell out with the director.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20020816205613/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020612/113/1pvb2.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The movie was completed in 2003 but got delayed due to financial problems and finally released in 2004,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9897.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in between production delays Maharajan finished &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Anjaneya (film)|Anjaneya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with [[Ajith Kumar|Ajith]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Release==&lt;br /&gt;
The satellite rights of the film were secured by [[Raj TV]]. The film was given an &amp;quot;A&amp;quot; certificate by the [[Indian Censor Board]]. Before release, poster featuring tagline &amp;quot;When Justice Fails&amp;quot; created controversy which caused a lawyer to file a case citing that the film would portray lawyers in bad light. After one week, case was finally won.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10575.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10522.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Soundtrack==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox album&lt;br /&gt;
| name       = Arasatchi&lt;br /&gt;
| type       = [[soundtrack]]&lt;br /&gt;
| artist     = [[Harris Jayaraj]]&lt;br /&gt;
| cover      =&lt;br /&gt;
| alt        =&lt;br /&gt;
| released   = 2 April 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| recorded   = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| venue      =&lt;br /&gt;
| studio     =&lt;br /&gt;
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length     = 28:44&lt;br /&gt;
| label      = Hit Musics&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;New Music&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Cee (I) TV Audio&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Ayngaran International|Ayngaran Music]]&lt;br /&gt;
| producer   = [[Harris Jayaraj]]&lt;br /&gt;
| prev_title = [[Chellamae]]&lt;br /&gt;
| prev_year  = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| next_title = [[Arul]]&lt;br /&gt;
| next_year  = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
The soundtrack and background score was composed by [[Harris Jayaraj]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{tracklist|&lt;br /&gt;
|extra_column=Singer(s)&lt;br /&gt;
|headline = Track-List&lt;br /&gt;
|total_length=28:44&lt;br /&gt;
|title1=Arakonathil Aarambam|extra1=[[Sunitha Sarathy ]]| lyrics1 = [[Thamarai]]|length1= 5:32&lt;br /&gt;
|title2=Chant of Arasaktchi|extra2=[[karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Chandran| lyrics2 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]|length2=2:32&lt;br /&gt;
|title3=Ippadiyea Vittu vittu|extra3=[[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Swarnalatha]] |lyrics3 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]|length3=5:37&lt;br /&gt;
|title4=Irubadhu Vayadhu|extra4=[[Harini (singer)|Harini]], [[Febi Mani]] | lyrics4 = Viveka |length4=4:20&lt;br /&gt;
|title5=Kozhaa Puttu Penney|extra5=Sriram, [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]]| lyrics5 = [[Snehan]]|length5=4:39&lt;br /&gt;
|title6=O Muhalai Muhalai|extra6=[[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]| lyrics6 = Thamarai|length6=6:04&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:2004 films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Indian films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Films shot in New Zealand]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Films shot in London]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Films shot in Canada]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Films scored by Harris Jayaraj]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>&gt;Rodw</name></author>
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