Asuran (1995 film)

Asuran (transl. Demon) is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action horror film, photographed and direction by Velu Prabhakaran and written and produced by R. K. Selvamani. The film stars Arun Pandian and Roja, while Radha Ravi and Senthil play supporting roles. The film became a box office failure. Mansoor Ali Khan reprised his role of Veerabhadran from Captain Prabhakaran.^[1] The film is an unsanctioned amalgamation of the various Hollywood films including Predator (1987).^[2]

Asuran
Title card
Directed by	Velu Prabhakaran
Written by	Ma. Pandarinathan (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	R. K. Selvamani
Story by	R. K. Selvamani original story by Jim Thomas (uncredited) John Thomas (uncredited)
Produced by	R. K. Selvamani
Starring	Arun Pandian Roja
Cinematography	Velu Prabhakaran
Edited by	V. Udhayashankar
Music by	Adithyan
Production company	Motherland Movies International
Release date	21 July 1995 (1995-07-21)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Arun Pandian as DSP Prasad
• Roja as Parvathi (Voice dubbed by Rohini)
• Radha Ravi as Rajasekhar
• Vijayakumar as DGP Raghupathi
• Senthil as Srinivasan
• Mansoor Ali Khan as Veerabhadran
• Thiyagu as Krishnaswamy
• Thalapathi Dinesh as Chandru
• Pandu
• S. N. Lakshmi
• Vichithra as Balamani
• Krishnamoorthy
• Krishnaraj Muthuramalingam as Krishna
• Naga Kannan
• Kalyan as main dancer in "Vathikuchu Pathikuchu"
• Napoleon as Marthayan (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Adithyan.^[3] The programming of the song "Chakku Chakku Vathikuchi" was done by Harris Jayaraj.^[4] The song was also featured in the 2022 film Vikram where it became a trend in India after its release.^[5][6]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
"Chakku Chakku Vathikuchi"	Adithyan, Sujatha	Piraisoodan	04:27
"Kukku Kukku"	Priya	Kamakodiyan	04:02
"Moham Pathikichu"	Gayathri	Palani Bharathi	04:28
"O Saali"	Adithyan, Sangeetha Sajith		04:40
"O Vaanmathi"	P. Unnikrishnan, Sangeetha Sajith	Piraisoodan	05:32

Reception

Thulasi of Kalki wrote since there is no such thing as story, most of the grandeur did not work out; if the viewer watches it without thinking about logic, they will get the satisfaction of watching Arabian Nights.^[7]