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'''''Arasu''''' (King) is a 2007 Indian [[Kannada-language]] [[romantic drama film]] directed by Mahesh Babu. It features [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] in the [[title role]] as the son of a business tycoon who leaves his inherited wealth to make a living on his own upon being rejected by a girl played by [[Ramya]] who he proposes to in marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/happy-38th-birthday-puneet-rajkumar-best-films-of-the-kannada-superstar-898615.html |title=Happy 38th birthday Puneet Rajkumar: Best films of the Kannada superstar |date=2013-03-17 |website=News18 |publisher=[[News18]] |location=India |access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/arasu-review--pclwksaicbfgd.html |title=Review : (2007) |website=www.sify.com |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |location=India |access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref> When a middle-class girl played by [[Meera Jasmine]] (who appears as a parallel lead opposite Puneeth) enters their lives, it soon turns out to be a [[love triangle]]. [[Srinivasa Murthy]], [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] and Adi Lokesh appear in supporting roles. Actress [[Shriya Saran]] made a cameo appearance in the film, her first Kannada language film<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-shriya-saran-as-a-princess-in-chandra/20130402.htm#4]</ref>
'''''Arasu''''' (King) is a 2007 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by Mahesh Babu. It features [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] in the [[title role]] as the son of a business tycoon who leaves his inherited wealth to make a living on his own upon being rejected by a girl played by [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] who he proposes to in marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/happy-38th-birthday-puneet-rajkumar-best-films-of-the-kannada-superstar-898615.html |title=Happy 38th birthday Puneet Rajkumar: Best films of the Kannada superstar |date=2013-03-17 |website=News18 |publisher=[[News18]] |location=India |access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/arasu-review--pclwksaicbfgd.html |title=Review : (2007) |website=www.sify.com |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |location=India |access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref> When a middle-class girl played by [[Meera Jasmine]] (who appears as a parallel lead opposite Puneeth) enters their lives, it soon turns out to be a [[love triangle]]. [[Srinivasa Murthy]], [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] and [[Adi Lokesh]] appear in supporting roles. Kannada film actors [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] and [[Aditya (actor)|Aditya]] made cameo appearance. Actress [[Shriya Saran]] also made a cameo appearance in the film, her first Kannada language film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-shriya-saran-as-a-princess-in-chandra/20130402.htm#4|title=PIX: Shriya Saran gets a SEXY royal look}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3737/kannada/arasu/1030/review.htm | title=Arasu Review &#124; Arasu Kannada Movie Review by RGV | date=26 January 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/arasu-review-kannada-movie-9018 | title=Arasu review. Arasu Kannada movie review, story, rating }}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Shivaraj Aras ([[Puneeth Rajkumar]]) is a [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indian]] who is contented with spending his father's money. He is advised to return to India by his manager Ramanna ([[Srinivasa Murthy]]) to run the well-progressing companies he heads. Once in India, Aras finds it hard to adjust to the mediocre life led by people. He falls in love with Ramanna's daughter Shruthi ([[Ramya]]) and proposes marriage to her who rejects, challenging him to earn at least {{INR}}5,000 for a month on his own before she can think of considering his proposal and makes a caustic remark on the company. This startles Aras who takes up the challenge quitting the company and goes in search of a job.
Shivaraj Aras is a [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indian]] from a rich business family who idles away spending their money. He is advised to return to India by his manager Ramanna to run the well-progressing companies he heads. Once in India, Aras finds it hard to adjust after living a luxurious and carefree in America. He falls in love with Ramanna's daughter Shruthi and proposes marriage, but she blasts his spoiled lifestyle and challenges him to earn at least {{INR}}5,000 for a month on his own before she can think of considering his proposal, and also makes a caustic remark on the company. This startles Aras who takes up the challenge quitting the company and goes in search of a job.


Now on streets without a single penny in his pocket Shivaraj struggles hard. He keeps on telling that he would give in excess of what he takes to fill his hunger initially. The hotelier feels that he has lost mental balance. He finds an old lady selling bananas. He repeats the same and eats two bananas and promises Rs. 200,000 for the old lady after month. At this stage he finds an ordinary girl Aishwarya ([[Meera Jasmine]]). The muscle power of Shivaraj when the rowdies attack her earns good name. Shivaraj also gets a job as a sales representative in the saree shop where Aishwarya is working. He finds a place to live in the small room of Aishwarya. Aishwarya turns very sympathetic and Shivaraj decides to stay in the house for one month. Shivaraj sleeps on the floor and his wonderful behavior and lot of help for the people in his colony gives him a comfortable standing. He owes a lot for Sruthi for her remark that has changed his life style and he is extremely happy with Aishwarya for supporting him in knowing the hard realities in life.
Now on streets without a single penny in his pocket Shivaraj struggles hard. Hungry, he asks for a meal at a hotel and is surprised by the low prices there, but gets thrown out when the hotelier does not believe his promise to pay them back a hundredfold. He finds an old lady selling bananas. He repeats the same and eats two bananas and promises Rs. 200,000 for the old lady after a month. At this stage he finds an ordinary girl Aishwarya. The muscle power of Shivaraj when the rowdies attack her earns good name. Shivaraj also gets a job as a sales representative in the saree shop where Aishwarya is working. He finds a place to live in the small room of Aishwarya. Aishwarya turns very sympathetic and Shivaraj decides to stay in the house for one month. Shivaraj sleeps on the floor and his wonderful behavior and lot of help for the people in his colony gives him a comfortable standing. He owes a lot for Sruthi for her remark that has changed his life style and he is extremely happy with Aishwarya for supporting him in knowing the hard realities in life.


Now the phase three of the film after the interval! Shivaraj is liked immensely by Aishwarya in this one month. On the other hand, Sruthi is also in love with Shivaraj and ready to marry him. Sruthi and Aishwarya are of course very good friends. Shivaraj is not aware that Aishwarya is in love with him but Aishwarya declares to Shruthi that she is in love with Shivaraj that surprises her. Now Sruthi decides to give up his love for the sake of her friend Aishwarya. On the other hand, Aishwarya knowing that Sruthi is ready for marriage with Shivaraj also comes forward for sacrifice of her love. Not knowing what to do the intelligent Shivaraj takes a bold step. Without revealing his decision he convinces both for the marriage with two of his good friends Darshn and Aditya. Both Sruthi and Aishwarya get deceived with the tactics of Shivaraj. This is where the audience also get baffled.
Shivaraj is liked immensely by Aishwarya in this one month. On the other hand, Sruthi is also in love with Shivaraj and ready to marry him. It turns out that Sruthi and Aishwarya are actually very close friends. Shivaraj is not aware that Aishwarya is in love with him but Aishwarya declares to Shruthi that she is in love with Shivaraj that surprises her. Now Sruthi decides to give up his love for the sake of her friend Aishwarya. On the other hand, Aishwarya knowing that Sruthi is ready for marriage with Shivaraj also comes forward for sacrifice of her love. Not knowing what to do the intelligent Shivaraj takes a bold step. Without revealing his decision he convinces both to marry his good friends Vijay and Vinay. In return, the friends arrange for another woman Arpitha to come to Shivaraj, with Arphitha suddenly driving in and proclaiming her love for him as the film ends.
 
Two good friends Darshan and Aditya have taken acceptance to find a girl for Shivaraj. In comes Shriya saying 'ILY' to Shivaraj.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] as Shivaraj Aras
* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] as Shivaraj Aras
* [[Divya Spandana|Ramya]] as Shruthi
* [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] as Shruthi
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Aishwarya
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Aishwarya
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Ramanna
* [[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Ramanna
* [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] as Daas
* [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] as Daas
* Adi Lokesh
* Adi Lokesh as Manja
* [[Satyajit (Kannada Actor)|Satyajith]]
* [[Satyajit (Kannada Actor)|Satyajith]] as hotelior
* P. N. Sathya
* P. N. Sathya
* Shankar Rao
* Shankar Rao
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* [[Renukamma Murugodu]] as fruits seller
* [[Renukamma Murugodu]] as fruits seller
* Veena
* Veena
* [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] in a cameo appearance
* [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] in a cameo appearance as Vijay
* [[Aditya (actor)|Aditya]] in a cameo appearance
* [[Aditya (actor)|Aditya]] in a cameo appearance as Vinay
* [[Shriya Saran]] as Ankita in a cameo appearance
* [[Shriya Saran]] in a cameo appearance as Arpitha.
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* Best Actor for [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]
* Best Actor for [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]


===[[Karnataka State Film Awards]] 2006-07===
===Karnataka State Film Awards 2006-07===
* Best Female Dubbing Artist - [[Deepa Miriam|Deepa]]
* Best Female Dubbing Artist - [[Deepa Miriam|Deepa]]


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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Joshua Sridhar]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Films shot in Germany]]
[[Category:Films shot in Germany]]
[[Category:Films shot in Venice]]
[[Category:Films shot in Venice]]

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Arasu
Theatrical film poster
Directed byMahesh Babu
Produced byParvathamma Rajkumar
Written byM. S. Ramesh R. Rajashekhar(Dialogues)
Screenplay byJanardhan Maharshi
Story byJanardhan Maharshi
Starring
Music byJoshua Sridhar
CinematographyRamesh Babu
Edited byS. Manohar
Production
company
Poornima Enterprises
Distributed byVajreshwari combines
Release date
  • 25 January 2007 (2007-01-25)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Arasu (King) is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Mahesh Babu. It features Puneeth Rajkumar in the title role as the son of a business tycoon who leaves his inherited wealth to make a living on his own upon being rejected by a girl played by Ramya who he proposes to in marriage.[1][2] When a middle-class girl played by Meera Jasmine (who appears as a parallel lead opposite Puneeth) enters their lives, it soon turns out to be a love triangle. Srinivasa Murthy, Komal and Adi Lokesh appear in supporting roles. Kannada film actors Darshan and Aditya made cameo appearance. Actress Shriya Saran also made a cameo appearance in the film, her first Kannada language film.[3][4][5]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Shivaraj Aras is a non-resident Indian from a rich business family who idles away spending their money. He is advised to return to India by his manager Ramanna to run the well-progressing companies he heads. Once in India, Aras finds it hard to adjust after living a luxurious and carefree in America. He falls in love with Ramanna's daughter Shruthi and proposes marriage, but she blasts his spoiled lifestyle and challenges him to earn at least 5,000 for a month on his own before she can think of considering his proposal, and also makes a caustic remark on the company. This startles Aras who takes up the challenge quitting the company and goes in search of a job.

Now on streets without a single penny in his pocket Shivaraj struggles hard. Hungry, he asks for a meal at a hotel and is surprised by the low prices there, but gets thrown out when the hotelier does not believe his promise to pay them back a hundredfold. He finds an old lady selling bananas. He repeats the same and eats two bananas and promises Rs. 200,000 for the old lady after a month. At this stage he finds an ordinary girl Aishwarya. The muscle power of Shivaraj when the rowdies attack her earns good name. Shivaraj also gets a job as a sales representative in the saree shop where Aishwarya is working. He finds a place to live in the small room of Aishwarya. Aishwarya turns very sympathetic and Shivaraj decides to stay in the house for one month. Shivaraj sleeps on the floor and his wonderful behavior and lot of help for the people in his colony gives him a comfortable standing. He owes a lot for Sruthi for her remark that has changed his life style and he is extremely happy with Aishwarya for supporting him in knowing the hard realities in life.

Shivaraj is liked immensely by Aishwarya in this one month. On the other hand, Sruthi is also in love with Shivaraj and ready to marry him. It turns out that Sruthi and Aishwarya are actually very close friends. Shivaraj is not aware that Aishwarya is in love with him but Aishwarya declares to Shruthi that she is in love with Shivaraj that surprises her. Now Sruthi decides to give up his love for the sake of her friend Aishwarya. On the other hand, Aishwarya knowing that Sruthi is ready for marriage with Shivaraj also comes forward for sacrifice of her love. Not knowing what to do the intelligent Shivaraj takes a bold step. Without revealing his decision he convinces both to marry his good friends Vijay and Vinay. In return, the friends arrange for another woman Arpitha to come to Shivaraj, with Arphitha suddenly driving in and proclaiming her love for him as the film ends.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Arasu
Soundtrack album by
Released
June 2007
GenreFeature film soundtrack
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox at YouTube
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Baaro Baaro"  Puneeth Rajkumar, Suchitra  
2. "Eko Eno"  Mahalakshmi Iyer  
3. "Kannu Kannugalu seri"  Harini Sudhakar, Karthik  
4. "Ninna Kandakshana"  Kunal Ganjawala  
5. "No Tension"  Blaaze, Ranjith  
6. "Preethi Preethi"  K. S. Chitra, Karthik  

Awards[edit | edit source]

Filmfare[edit | edit source]

Karnataka State Film Awards 2006-07[edit | edit source]

  • Best Female Dubbing Artist - Deepa

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Happy 38th birthday Puneet Rajkumar: Best films of the Kannada superstar". News18. India: News18. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. "Review : (2007)". www.sify.com. India: Sify.com. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. "PIX: Shriya Saran gets a SEXY royal look".
  4. "Arasu Review | Arasu Kannada Movie Review by RGV". 26 January 2007.
  5. "Arasu review. Arasu Kannada movie review, story, rating".

External links[edit | edit source]