Aaru (film)

Aaru
International release DVD cover
Directed by	Hari
Produced by	Saran
Written by	Hari
Starring	Surya Trisha Krishnan Vadivelu Ashish Vidyarthi
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad Mani Sharma
Cinematography	Priyan
Edited by	V. T. Vijayan
Production company	Gemini Productions
Distributed by	Gemini Productions
Release date	9 December 2005
Running time	168 min
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Aaru (English: Six) is a 2005 Indian Tamil language gangster film written and directed by Hari. It stars Suriya and Trisha Krishnan in lead role. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film released on 9 December 2005 and was average at the box office. The film was also dubbed and released in Telugu under the same title. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as The Return of Ghajini and in Bhojpuri as Dharam Ke Awatar.

Aarumugam aka Aaru (Surya Sivakumar), is a thug and dealmaker with a band of boys handpicked from the slums of Chennai. Aaru’s mentor Viswanathan (Ashish Vidyarthi) protects him, because Aaru gives him the violent undercover he needs. When Vishwanthan declares war on his bitter rival Reddy (Jaya Prakash Reddy), Aaru assists him. But Vishwanthan betrays him, resulting in the deaths of Aaru's subordinates. Aaru thus realizes Vishwanathan's true, evil nature and vows to destroy his power. There is also a subplot involving Aaru's romance with the college student Mahalakshmi (Trisha Krishnan).

After directing Ayya, Director Hari announced his next project Aaru with Surya, film was launched and shooting was started in July 2005. Director Saran made his debut as a producer in this film by floating a production house "Gemini Productions".

The soundtrack was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and released by Star Music in India and Ayngaran in other international territories. The album was made up of 6 tracks. The audio was launched in a soft manner.

The soundtrack was re-recorded for the Telugu release but retained most of the original singers.

The satellite rights of the film were secured by Sun TV. The film was given an "A" certificate by the Indian Censor Board.