Anal Arasu

Anl Arasu
Anl Arasu
Born	C. M. A. Arasakumar; 12 December 1970 (age 54); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Stunt coordinator; Actor

Anl Arasu (born as C. M. A. Arasakumar) is an Indian fight master/action choreographer, who works in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. He started his career as an extra fighter and assistant to stunt masters including Rambo Rajkumar, Judo. K. K. Rathnam, Vikram Dharma, Jaguar Thangam, Kanal Kannan, Stun Siva and Peter Hein. His work has received critical acclaim.^[1]^[2]

Influenced by his father, C. M. Arasu, who had done several movies in the 1980s, Arasu stated that he always wanted to be an "action man". Chatrapathy was his first film.^[3] He has since gone to collaborate with director Prabhu Deva for the action films Vedi (2011) and Rowdy Rathore (2012). He worked with A. R. Murugadoss for Kaththi (2014) and S. Shankar for I (2015).^[4]

Filmography

Fight Master

2004 Arul
2004 Chatrapathy
2005 Jithan
2005 Ben Johnson (Malayalam)
2005 Lokanathan IAS (Malayalam)
2005 Raam
2006 Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu
2006 Yuga
2006 Thuruppugulan (Malayalam)
2006 Jambhavan
2006 Nenjirukkum Varai
2006 Thagapansamy
2006 Baba Kalyani (Malayalam)
2007 Chotta Mumbai (Malayalam)
2007 Big B (Malayalam)
2008 Pidichirukku
2008 Aandavan (Malayalam)
2008 Singakutty
2008 Thenavattu
2008 Thiruvannamalai
2009 Puthiya Mukham (Malayalam)
2009 Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded (Malayalam)
2009 Chattambinadu (Malayalam)
2009 1977
2009 Madurai Sambavam
2010 Singam
2010 Vandae Maatharam
2010 Anwar (Malayalam)
2010 The Thriller (Malayalam)
2010 Chekavar (Malayalam)
2010 Naan Mahaan Alla
2011 Christian Brothers (Malayalam)
2011 Rowthiram
2011 Yamla Pagla Deewana (Hindi)
2011 Urumi (Malayalam)
2011 Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai
2011 Bodinayakkanur Ganesan
2011 Velayudham
2011 Vedi
2011 Rajapattai
2012 The King & the Commissioner (Malayalam)
2012 Maasi
2012 Saguni
2012 Thadaiyara Thaakka
2012 Rowdy Rathore (Hindi)
2012 Dabangg 2 (Hindi)
2013 Mirchi (Telugu)
2013 Singam II
2013 Pattathu Yaanai
2013 Boss (Hindi film)
2013 Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer
2013 Pandiya Naadu
2014 Heropanti (Hindi)
2014 Jai Ho (Hindi)
2014 Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (Hindi)
2014 Kick (Hindi)
2014 Jeeva
2014 Kaththi
2014 Villali Veeran (Malayalam)
2014 Meaghamann
2015 I
2015 Pulan Visaranai 2
2015 Jil
2015 Paayum Puli
2015 Srimanthudu (Telugu)
2015 Bruce Lee - The Fighter (Telugu)
2016 Kathakali
2016 Marudhu
2016 Darvinte Parinamam (Malayalam)
2016 Sultan (Hindi)
2016 Janatha Garage (Telugu)
2016 Remo
2016 Premam (Telugu)
2016 Final Cut of Director (Hindi)
2016 Maaveeran Kittu
2017 Bairavaa
2017 Sivalinga
2017 Velaiilla Pattadhari 2
2017 Jai Lava Kusa (telugu)
2017 Mersal
2017 Comrade in America (Malayalam)
2017 Velaikkaran
2018 Race 3 (Hindi)
2018 Seema Raja
2018 Sandakozhi 2
2019 NGK
2019 Bigil
2019 Sanga Thamizhan
2019 Dabangg 3 (Hindi)
2020 Shylock (Malayalam)
2020 Coolie No. 1 (Hindi)
2021 Chakra
2022 Veerame Vaagai Soodum
2022 Aaraattu(Malayalam)
2022 Yaanai
2022 The Legend
2022 Viruman
2022 Godfather(Telugu)
2023 Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan(Hindi)
2023 Japan
2023 Jawan(Hindi)
2024 Tillu Square (Telugu)
2024 Indian 2
2025 Thalapathy 69

Actor

2006 Thuruppugulan as Killadi Raja
2011 Rajapattai in a special appearance as himself
2016 Darvinte Parinamam

Director

2024 Phoenix (direction debut)

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Result
2007	Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator	Won
2010	Vandae Maatharam	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator	Won
	Naan Mahaan Alla	Ananda Vikatan Award for Best Stunt Choreography	Won
	Naan Mahaan Alla	Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director	Won
	Singam	Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director	Nominated
2011	Rowthiram	Ananda Vikatan Award for Best Stunt Choreography	Won
2011	Rowthiram	Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director	Nominated
2012	Thadaiyara Thaakka	Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director	Won
		Ananda Vikatan Award for Best Stunt Choreography	Won
		South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Fight Choreographer	Nominated
2013	Pandiya Naadu	South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Fight Choreographer	Won
		Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director	Won
		Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Stunt Choreographer	Won
	Singam II	Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Stunt Choreographer	Won
2014	Kaththi	South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Fight Choreographer	Won
2014	Kaththi	Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director	Nominated
2015	Pandiya Naadu	Southern India Cinematographer's Association Awards for Best Stunt Choreographer	Nominated
2018	Mersal	V4 MGR Sivaji Academy Award for Best Stunt Master	Won
2019	Bigil	Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Stunt Choreographer	Nominated
2019	Race 3	Taurus World Stunt Awards for Best Action in a foreign film	Nominated
2024	Jawan	Taurus World Stunt Awards for Best stunt coordinator	Nominated

References

^ "Dhanush, Samantha win top honours at Vijay Awards". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' bags Best VFX and Best Action at Filmfare Awards". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Meet the top stunt choreographers in the Tamil industry". indulge.newindianexpress.com. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
^ "Anal Arasu - Behindwoods Gold Medal Winner 2013 - Best Stunt Choreography for Singam 2 and Pandiyanadu - Behindwoods Tamil Film Awards".

External links

Anal Arasu at IMDb

[1] "Dhanush, Samantha win top honours at Vijay Awards". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[2] "Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' bags Best VFX and Best Action at Filmfare Awards". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[3] "Meet the top stunt choreographers in the Tamil industry". indulge.newindianexpress.com. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

[4] "Anal Arasu - Behindwoods Gold Medal Winner 2013 - Best Stunt Choreography for Singam 2 and Pandiyanadu - Behindwoods Tamil Film Awards".

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