Amarkalam (pronunciation (help·info)) (transl. First Class) is a
1999 Indian Tamil-language action romance film written and directed by
Saran and produced by V. Sudhir Kumar for the banner
Venkateswaralayam. The film featured Ajith Kumar, making it his 25th
film and Shalini in the lead roles with Raghuvaran, Raadhika and
Nassar in other pivotal roles. The film opened in August 1999 to
positive reviews from critics and became a blockbuster at the box
office. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Adbutham. It was also remade
in Telugu as Leela Mahal Center and in Kannada as Asura.Vasu (Ajith
Kumar) is a ruthless hooligan who lives in a cinema theater owned by
Aarumugam (Vinu Chakravarthy). He had a tortured childhood and wastes
his days by drinking, fighting, and sleeping. It all starts when
Vasu's friend, Thilak (Dhamu) loses an Annaamalai movie reel to Mohana
(Shalini). Vasu and Mohana clash when he attempts to retrieve the
reel. Mohana's family are members of the police, headed by Birla Bose
(Nassar), Mohana's father. At this point, Tulasi Das (Raghuvaran), an
ex-mafia "dada" who spent many years in jail because of Bose, comes to
the theater. He does not like Bose and hires Vasu to kidnap Mohana.
Vasu later cries out his woes in the song "Satham Illatha." Mohana
falls in love with Vasu after hearing his pain. When Tulasi realizes
that Mohana loves Vasu, he hires Vasu to pretend that he loves her
back. At first it is just pretend, but then he too begins to love her.
Tulasi visits Bose to inform him of his daughter's love for a gangster
and realizes that Mohana is indeed his daughter. A flashback showing
the parted friendship between the two men, and Ganga (Raadhika),
Tulasi's wife, abandons him and their child when she comes to know
that her husband is a don. Knowing that Mohana is his daughter, Tulasi
instructs Vasu to give up his love. When Vasu refuses, Tulasi visits
Mohana and tells her about his ploy and that Vasu's love for her was
fake. Eventually, Vasu proves to Mohana that his love was true and
unites with her after a clash between the cops and some goons of the
locality.The producers of the previous collaboration of Ajith Kumar
and Saran during Kaadhal Mannan, Venkateswaralayam had lost a lot of
money on that film so Ajith Kumar insisted on doing another film for
the studio. The film initially began production without a script but
only title Amarkalam being revealed. Amarkalam Top Movies & Young Movies