Asuran is a film that really jolted me: Vicky Kaushal

Dhanush’s 2019-released ‘Asuran’ was a hugely successful film, both critically and commercially. It is still talked about by many, including non-Tamilians. Recently, Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal was seen talking in awe of the film. He was speaking about the quality of films in region cinema when he mentioned about Asuran. He said that the film really jolted him and got him numbed. He also added that he is dying to work with its director Vetrimaaran.

‘Asuran’ is a period action film based on Poomani’s novel Vekkai. Dhanush and Manju Warrier played the lead roles. Upon release, the film met with widespread critical appreciation. Commercially also, it emerged as one of the highest grossers in Dhanush’s career.

‘Asuran’ was screened at 51st International Film Festival of India at Goa as part of the Indian Panorama section. It was also selected as one among ten Indian films to be screened at the 78th Golden Globe Awards (2021) under the Best Foreign Film category. Earlier this year, the film bagged two National Film Awards — Best Feature Film in Tamil and Best Actor for Dhanush.