Vallarasu(2000)
Vallarasu is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by N. Maharajan in his directorial debut. The film stars Vijayakanth as the titular Deputy Commissioner of Police and Devayani as his wife Anjali. The story follows Vallarasu, an honest police officer who discovers that his father-in-law, a senior police official, is collaborating with terrorists. He kills the traitor and loses his family, then builds a team of young men to fight the terrorist network funded by a wealthy businessman. The film was praised for its patriotic tone and action sequences. It was a commercial success and was later remade in Hindi as Indian (2001). The soundtrack was composed by Deva. Vallarasu was released on 14 April 2000.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Plex, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 15 April 2000
- Director
- N. Maharajan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 4.4/10
Storyline
Deputy Commissioner of Police Vallarasu discovers his own father-in-law is helping terrorists. He kills him to protect the nation, but his wife leaves him in shock. Alone but determined, Vallarasu recruits a team of young men to take down a wealthy businessman and a Pakistani terrorist who threaten the country.
“One man's sacrifice for his nation”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Vallarasu
Cast reunions in this film: Vijayakanth & Deva (16 films together), Devayani & Deva (15 films together), Deva & Raghuvaran (15 films together), Mansoor Ali Khan & Deva (14 films together), Livingston & Deva (13 films together), and Karan & Deva (11 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director N. Maharajan was primarily known as a successful film distributor before making his directorial debut with this movie.
- Actor Vijayakanth performed many of his own stunts in the action sequences, a common practice for him in his films.
- The movie's plot involving a police officer fighting terrorism resonated strongly with audiences post the Kargil War of 1999.
- The character name 'Vallarasu' translates to 'King of Swords' or 'Valorous King', fitting for the heroic police role.
- The film's soundtrack by Deva was commercially successful, with the song 'Oruvan Oruvan' becoming a notable hit.
- This was one of several early 2000s films where actress Preetha Vijayakumar played the female lead opposite Vijayakanth.
- The climax was shot extensively in a specially constructed set to depict the terrorist hideout and final confrontation.