Aasal

Aasal (; transl. Original) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Saran, who co-wrote the script with Ajith Kumar and Yugi Sethu. The film stars Ajith in dual roles, alongside Sameera Reddy, Bhavana, Prabhu, Pradeep Rawat, Sampath Raj and Rajiv Krishna The film, produced by Prabhu of Sivaji Productions, features music primarily composed by Bharadwaj, cinematography by Prashanth D. Misale and editing by Anthony Gonsalves. The film revolves around a feud among three brothers over property; where the first two brothers got enraged when their father gave all the family's wealth to the righteous third son, trying to stop the family from breaking down. The feud that exists as an undercurrent in the presence of their father and turns ugly and personal after he dies. It grows bigger with the two brothers joining in to wipe out the third, but he graciously steps aside, only wanting to keep cordial relations. But, the two brothers are just not able to handle the huge wealth and the responsibility that it brings. Their wealth attracts trouble, and it is up to the third to come back and save his brothers, against others who strive for the wealth, while the crux of the plot revolves around if wealth does disintegrate the family. Pre-production for the project began in December 2007 when Sivaji Productions signed Ajith for a film; however, due to several changes in the technical crew, shooting only began in April 2009. The filming took place in various locations: notably locally in Chennai, and abroad in Paris, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur. The film opened worldwide on 550 screens (including 350 screens in India) following its release on 5 February 2010. However, it only became an average grosser at the box office.