Arasatchi

Government Authority) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by N. Maharajan, starring Arjun and Lara Dutta, alongside an ensemble cast.

Brammanadham, a lawyer who defends rapists and murderers, is killed by a cricket ball hit by Siddharth.

Rajesh's daughter, Lara, returns from abroad to join her father's hotel, but only as a trainee under the macho Siddharth.

Major Vishwanath, a military officer, witnesses the murder and postpones his heart surgery to ensure the killer is caught.

Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta made her acting debut in Tamil with this film.

[2] The filming was held at Le Royal Meridian Hotel, Chennai, and the songs were picturised at locations in London, New Zealand and Canada.

Because of this, the song "Ippadiyea Vittu" was not shot, and it appears only in soundtrack version[5] The film was completed in 2003 but got delayed due to financial problems and finally released in 2004;[6] in between production delays, Maharajan finished Anjaneya with Ajith.

[8] Malini Mannath wrote for Chennai Online, "A knot had potential and would have been ideal for the 'action king' if only the screenplay had been etched more carefully, the narration tightened, with more 'action' given to Arjun than to factors like tanker-blasts, etc.