Arasakulam

Arasakulam
Poster
Directed byKumaramaran
Produced byS Bhomaram Sain
Starring
CinematographyChandrasekhar SR
Music byVelan Sakadevan
Production
company
BR Sain Films
Release date
  • 31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Arasakulam (transl. Kingdom) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action masala film directed by Kumaramaran and starring Rathan Mouli and Nayana Nair.

Cast

Production

The film is based on a true story about a royal family. The film marks the Tamil debut of Malayalam actress Naina Nair and was shot in Kodaikanal, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi, and Tirunelveli.[1] The film is about friendships between people of southern Tamil Nadu.[2] The director, Kumaramaran, stayed at Theni for two years to observe the people and families there as source material for the script.[3] The audio release function took place in January of 2017.[4]

Release and reception

A critic from Maalai Malar gave the film a rating of seventy-six out of one-hundred. The reviewer praised the performance of Rathan Mouli, the cinematography, and the songs while criticizing the story citing the lack of one.[5] Samayam gave the film a rating of one-and-half out of five stars and criticized the lack of story.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "A story about a king's family". The Times of India. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (24 January 2017). "Arasakulam talks about human relationships". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ CR, Sharanya (14 January 2017). "This film debunks all myths about south TN". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ Arul (18 January 2017). "Rathan Mouli, Nayana Nair At Arasakulam Audio Launch". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ "அரசகுலம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ "அரசகுலம் - திரை விமர்சனம்". Samayam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.