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Asal
Directed by	Saran
Written by	Saran
Produced by	Ramkumar Ganesan Prabhu Ganesan
Starring	Ajith Kumar Sameera Reddy Prabhu Ganesan
Music by	Harris Jayaraj
Distributed by	Sivaji Productions
Release dates	October 17, 2009
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Asal (Tamil: அசல்) is a forthcoming Tamil language film to be directed by Saran. Ajith Kumar and Sameera Reddy have been signed up to portray the film's lead roles. After a brief postponement of the project after Gautham Menon, who was intially announced as the film's director, walked out of the project citing differences with the producers, the film is currently in its production stage and has been slated to be released in October 2009. The film is being produced by Prabhu and Ramkumar Ganesan.

Production

Development

Following the commence of production for Ajith Kumar’s Aegan in late December 2007, reports indicated that Ajith Kumar will act in a film produced by Sivaji Productions directed by Gautham Menon. Three months later, it was confirmed that the project would go ahead as planned as soon as both, the director and the actor finished their respective projects.

The film, which was due to start its first schedule during June 2008, had been built up as the final instalment in Gautham Menon’s police trilogy, following his two earlier ventures, Kaaka Kaaka and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu; which Ajith Kumar was originally meant to be a part of. However other indications suggested that the film is the remake of the classic, Pudhiya Paravai starring Sivaji Ganesan, which Ganesan’s son, Prabhu, who is the producer for the project denied. The film earlier rumoured to be titled, Kanavugal Karpanaigal or Vaanam Kadandha Siragugal, was finalized with the title of Surangani, which was later abbreviated to Sura. In January 2009, the film was reannounced by Prabhu. The story was subsequently changed and Saran was signed up as the film's director. Ajith Kumar also apparently underwent an appearance change the same month, citing that it was to be used for his character in the film.

Casting

Following the announcement that Sivaji Productions, Ajith Kumar and Gautham Menon would come together, other technicians were added to the film. Menon’s usual apprentices, Harris Jayaraj was signed on as the music composer for the film, while lyricist Thamarai, was selected to write the songs. After Sivaji Productions considered directors including A. R. Murugadoss, Vishnuvardhan and A. L. Vijay for the film, they turned to Saran.

Prabhu Ganesan, also co-producer for the film under Sivaji Productions, cast himself to play an important role in the film. Whilst, Gautham Menon selected Sameera Reddy, who had portrayed the lead female role in his previous film, Vaaranam Aayiram to star opposite Ajith Kumar in the film. Sameera appears along Ajith Kumar for the first time, despite previously being entitled to appear opposite him in Citizen, which eventually went ahead without her. The other members of the cast and technical crew are being finalized.

References

Aasal
Directed by	Saran
Written by	Story and Screenplay:Ajith Kumar Dialogues: Yuhi Sethu
Produced by	Ramkumar Ganesan Prabhu Ganesan
Starring	Ajith Kumar Prabhu Sameera Reddy Bhavana Suhasini
Cinematography	Prashanth D'Misale
Edited by	Anthony Gonsalves
Music by	Bharathwaj Y-Kinz
Production company	Sivaji Productions
Release date	February 5, 2010 (2010-02-05)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Aasal (Tamil: அசல்), English: Original) is a 2010 action-thriller Tamil–language film directed by Saran. The film stars Ajith Kumar in the lead role, who is also credited for the story and the screenplay of the film, whilst Sameera Reddy and Bhavana essay the lead female roles. The film features an extensive cast with Prabhu, Suhasini, Suresh, Sampath Raj and Pradeep Rawat essaying prominent roles amongst others. The film, produced by Prabhu and Ramkumar Ganesan of Sivaji Productions, features music primarily composed by Bharathwaj, cinematography by Prashanth D'Misale and editing by Anthony Gonsalves.

Pre-production for the project began in December 2007 when Sivaji Productions had signed up Ajith for a film, however through a bevy of changes in the technical crew, the film only begabn due to slow progress of the shoot and the extensive pre and post-production works, evading release dates ranging one year.