Varalaru

Varalaru
Directed by	K. S. Ravikumar
Written by	K. S. Ravikumar Sujatha Rangarajan
Produced by	S. S. Chakravarthy
Starring	Ajith Kumar Asin Thottumkal Kanika Subramaniam Ramesh Khanna Suman Setty Mansoor Ali Khan Ponnambalam Sujatha M. S. Baskar Madhan Bob Chitti Babu Santhana Bharathi
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Distributed by	NIC Arts
Release date	22 October 2006
Running time	158 mins
Language	Tamil

Varalaru: History of Godfather (Tamil: வரலாறு; English: History) is a BlockbusterTamil film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Ajith Kumar in three roles as a father and his two sons, while Asin Thottumkal and Kanika Subramaniam also played leading roles. Ramesh Khanna, Suman Shetty, Mansoor Ali Khan, Sujatha, Santhana Bharathi and M. S. Baskar played supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film's release was originally scheduled for 1 May 2005, but was delayed; it was finally released on 14 November 2006 worldwide. The film was originally titled Godfather (meaning father is god)(Tamil: காட்ஃபாதர்) but was renamed to take advantage of the Tamil Nadu State Government’s Entertainment Tax Exemption act for movies titled in Tamil.

Plot

Shivshankar (played by Ajith Kumar), a wheelchair user, has a son, Vishnu (also played by Ajith Kumar) who is playful, spoiled, irresponsible, and young. To teach him a lesson, Shivshankar sends Vishnu to Thottapuram to help the poor. Vishnu doesn't want to go, but the owner of a local pizzeria convinces Vishnu and his friends that the village is one big brothel. In fact, Thottampuram is really a sacred village and the pizzeria owner hopes Vishnu and his friends will be beaten up.

Visiting the village at the same time as Vishnu and his friends is the smart and pretty Divya (Asin Thottumkal) and her classmates who are there for their social activity course to improve hygiene in the village. Because of Vishnu's visit, the village head assigns Divya and friends to stay with poor families, reserving the large village building for the six rich guests.

Vishnu and his five friends arrive, are greeted by the village and start to woo Divya and the girls, whom they mistake for Thottapuram's prostitutes. When Divya discovers their plan, she and her friends decide to teach Vishnu and his friends a lesson. They also want to ensure that Vishnu and his friends leave the large building so Divya and her friends can occupy it.

At a large feast that evening, Divya and the other girls woo Vishnu and his friends before leading them to the bedrooms. Vishnu's friends are injected with a substance called "Monkey Blood", which makes them itch all over and they leave, screaming and scratching.

Vishnu himself refuses to sleep with Divya, saying he has committed lots of small mistakes and doesn't want to make a big one by sleeping with her. He asks her to leave her profession and Divya lies to him, saying she can't, as she has to support a family that is crippled with various diseases. Vishnu, moved, leaves. Vishnu offers Divya money so she can start a new life, but Divya refuses once again, saying she doesn't need a new life, she has to restore her honour - so Vishnu agrees to marry her in the village temple. Divya doesn't believe him, but Vishnu says he will be there to marry her the next day.

Divya doesn't come, however, and Vishnu and his friends see her leaving on a bus bearing the name of the girls' college. Vishnu and his friends now know they have been tricked and the girls weren't really prostitutes. When Vishnu returns home, Shivshankar discovers that his son has fallen in love. With his influence, Vishnu and Divya get engaged.

Shortly thereafter, Shivashankar notices Vishnu has drawn over 2 lakhs from his account and the money is found under Vishnu's bed. Vishnu denies taking the money and Shivshankar believes him.

Later, Vishnu is seen becoming drunk at a party, then driving to Divya's house to see her. Because of his drunken state, her father and brothers won't let him in. A fight ensues, and Divya's father, Vijayan, tries to shoot Vishnu, who finally drives away. Vijayan ends Divya 's engagement to Vishnu, because of his bad behaviour.

Vishnu visits Divya's cousin, to patch things up with Divya but suddenly tries to rape her. When Shivshankar hears of this, he whips his son, who does not remember what happened. They send Vishnu to a therapist.

Here enters Jeeva (the third role played by Ajith Kumar), Vishnu's twin. Assuming Vishnu's identity, he had taken the money from the bank, gone to Divya's place after party and attempted to rape Divya's cousin. Jeeva tries to stab Shivshakar and but stabs Shivshankar's assistant instead. It is revealed that Jeeva hates Shivshankar for leaving Jeeva's mother (Kanika).

At the same time, Divya manages to sneak into Vishnu's hospital and tells him that she thinks he's innocent. She leaves and shortly afterwards, Jeeva appears, smuggles Vishnu out of the hospital, dumps him somewhere, takes over his identity and goes to kill Shivshankar. The father notices that it's not his son and gets out of his wheelchair in order to defend himself. Vishnu arrives at the scene, surprised that his father is able to walk and demands an explanation.

Shivshankar tells him that he once was a dancer who, due to dancing, gained a reputation of being effeminate. His mother had arranged for Shivshankar to marry her friend's daughter, (Kanika). He agreed but Jeeva's mother rejected Shivshankar for being too feminine. Shivshankar, enraged, raped her, a deed that resulted in a pregnancy. The doctor refused to give her an abortion and so Vishnu was born, because Vishnu's grandmother wanted the child. Shivshankar takes his child from the mother saying that this child would be the only hope and reason of his life. Shivshankar confesses to Vishnu that he is ignorant of Jeeva's existence and the reason for his resemblance to them.

Jeeva escapes and now threatens the wedding between Vishnu and Divya. Shivshankar tries to stop him. Finally, Jeeva's grandmother comes out of hospital, explains that Jeeva is also Shivshankar's son and Vishnu's twin and that Kanika went mad when Jeeva was about to get hit by a lorry. Jeeva realizes what he has done. He wants Shivshankar to shoot him, but police misunderstand and think that Jeeva is pointing a gun at Shivshankar and the police try to shoot Jeeva. Shivshankar intervenes and is shot instead.

Jeeva is taken into custody. Jeeva's mother does not accept food from anyone, until Vishnu comes dressed up as Jeeva and feeds her. It ends with stating that Shivshankar is their godfather.

Cast

• Ajith Kumar as Sivashankar, Vishnu and Jeeva.
• Asin Thottumkal as Divya
• Kanika Subramaniam as Sivashankar's wife
• Ramesh Khanna as Ramesh
• Suman Setty as Urundai
• Vijayan as Divya's father
• Ponnambalam as Divya's brother
• Mansoor Ali Khan as Divya's brother
• K. S. Ravikumar as the family doctor
• M. S. Baskar as Disguised Dean
• Sujatha as Sivashankar's mother-in-law
• Chitti Babu as a Police Officer
• Santhana Bharathi as Jeeva's Uncle

Crew

Profession	Name
Art Director	Thota Tharani
Actor	Ajithkumar
Actress	Asin, Kanika Subramaniam
Director	K. S. Ravikumar
Screenplay	K. S. Ravikumar
Story	K. S. Ravikumar
Dialogue	Sujatha Rangarajan
Script	K. S. Ravikumar
Producer	NIC Arts
Music	A. R. Rahman
Choreography	Raju Sundaram
Editor	Thanikachalam
Director of Photography	Artur vilson PC Sreeram Priyan

Music

The film has nine songs and a background score by A. R. Rahman:

Sound Tracks

Untitled

No.	Song	Singers	Length (min:sec)	Lyrics	Notes
1	Ilamai (Remix)	Suresh Peters, Blaaze	04:07	Vairamuthu
2	Kamma Karaiyil	Naresh Iyer, Sowmya Raoh	05:30	Vairamuthu
3	Katril	S.P. Balasubramaniam, Sadhana Sargam, Reena Bhardwaj	06:04	Vairamuthu
4	Innisai (Remix)	Mahathi, Saindhavi, Naresh Iyer	06:30	Vairamuthu
5	Ilamai	Aslam, Shalini & Thambi	05:19	Vairamuthu
6	Thottapuram	Kalpana, Sonu Kakkar, Leon James, Peer Mohamad, Ranjith	05:30	Vairamuthu
7	Innisai	Naresh Iyer, Mahathi	03:41	Vairamuthu
8	Theeyil Vizhundha	A.R.Rahman	06:17	Vairamuthu
9	Theme music	Instrumental	4:53	Vairamuthu

Box Office

• The film grossed around $14 million at the box office.This movie is all time hit for ajith.The film ran 225 days in chennai.

Awards

Winners

• Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award To Ajith
• Just Plain Folks Music Award For Best Music Album To A.R.Rahman

External links

• Varalaru at IMDb