Arul

Arul
Directed by	Hari
Produced by	Ajay Kumar
Written by	Hari
Starring	Vikram, Jyothika, Pasupathy Vadivelu, Sarath Babu, KS Ravikumar Aarthi Saranya Rekha
Music by	Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography	Priyan
Editing by	V. T. Vijayan
Distributed by	Sree Lakshmi Productions
Release date(s)	2004
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	5 crore

Arul (Tamil: அருள்) is a Tamil (Kollywood) movie starring Vikram, Jyothika, Pasupathy, Vadivelu, Sarath Babu, Vinu Chakravarthy and Vaiyapuri. The music is composed by Harris Jayaraj. The story tells how a man is rejected by his family but then finds his way back. The film was directed by Hari. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Arulapodu and in Hindi as Dharmayudha: The War of Ages.

Plot

Arul (Vikram), who works in a mill, is the youngest of four brothers in a family of goldsmiths. Once, Arul's brother stole a chain due to financial circumstances. As Arul had taken the blame for it, he was labelled as a "thief" and seen as a black sheep by his father. Thus, he vows never to make a gold ornament ever again. Kanmani (Jyothika), who moves into the opposite house, begins by playing tricks on him, but eventually falls for his character. Arul doesn't believe in love, and keeps his distance from her. One day, when Arul's father scolds him in the temple, Kanmani stands up for him. Arul's father insults her by telling her "Arul's siblings are keeping quiet. Why are you making noise as though you have slept with him?" In a fit of anger, Arul marries Kanmani. Kanmani then realises his love for her. The setting up of the party office of the ruling party forces Arul to lock horns with Gajapathy (Pasupathy), the local MLA, and his brother Sethupathy (Thulasi), the party leader. How Arul defeats the bad guy forms the rest of the story.

Punch dialogues

• "Enna pathu sollu, Enn Kanna pathu sollu"
• "Anniyayam panna aandavanukku pudikadhu, asingama pesina Arul kku pudikadhu"

Cast and crew

• Cast: Vikram, Jyothika, Pasupathy, Vadivelu, Saranya Ponvannan, KS Ravikumar, Kollam Thulasi, Vinu Chakravarthy, Sharath Babu, Charan Raj
• Writer and Director: Hari
• Cinematography: Priyan
• Editing: V. T. Vijayan
• Producer: Ajay Kumar
• Music: Harris Jayaraj
• Stunt Coordinators:

Soundtrack

Arul
Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Arasatchi (2004) Arul (2004) Thotti Jaya (2005)

Song title	Singers
Oddiyaanam	Hariharan, Mahathi
Patthu Viral	S. P. Balasubramanyam, Swarnalatha
Punnakunnu	Tippu
Soodamani	Ranjith
Ukkaduthhu	Tippu, Theni Kunjarammal
Arul	Theme

Box office

The film opened in 170 screens throughout Tamil Nadu. It was a below average grosser in spite of Vikram's star power and such a big release.

Trivia

• The film's story revolves around Coimbatore, but most of the scenes were shot in sets erected in Karaikudi including the set of Victoria Town Hall, a busy shopping location in Coimbatore.