‘Arasan’: Vijay Sethupathi joins Silambarasan TR’s film with Vetri Maaran

Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi has joined the cast of the highly anticipated Vada Chennai film Arasan, directed by Vetri Maaran and starring Silambarasan TR, the makers announced on Tuesday (November 25). This marks Vijay’s second collaboration with Simbu after Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and consecutive collaboration with Vetri Maaran after their Viduthalai films

The news was announced by Kalaippuli S Thanu of V Creations on his social media handles.

The update comes weeks after the release of the title promo of Arasan, which is a film set in the same cinematic universe as Vada Chennai, Vetri’s 2018 gangster epic starring Dhanush. The promo immersed the audiences once again into North Chennai’s underbelly, further adding to the hype surrounding the project

Vada Chennai, widely considered as one of the best gangster dramas in Tamil, featured Dhanush as a young man who is pulled into a world of crime, one where you either do or die. Over the years, the film has attained cult status among audiences. Interestingly, Vetri had also announced a spin-off series centred around Ameer Sultan’s character Rajan, titled Rajan Vagaiyara; however, there haven’t been any updates on the same.

Unlike Vetri Maaran’s previous films, Arasan features music by Anirudh Ravichander, marking their first collaboration. There are speculations that actors Kavin and Manikandan are also part of the film, and that actors Andrea Jeremiah, Samuthirakani and Kishore are reprising their roles from Vada Chennai. The same are yet to be confirmed by the makers.