Anal Arasu

Anal Arasu (born as C. M. A. Arasakumar) is an Indian fight master/action choreographer, who works in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. He started his career as an extra fighter and assistant to stunt masters including Rambo Rajkumar, Judo. K. K. Rathnam, Vikram Dharma, Jaguar Thangam, Kanal Kannan, Stun Siva and Peter Hein. His work has received critical acclaim.

Influenced by his father, C. M. Arasu, who had done several movies in the 1980s, Arasu stated that he always wanted to be an "action man". Chatrapathy was his first film. He has since gone to collaborate with director Prabhu Deva for the action films Vedi (2011) and Rowdy Rathore (2012). He worked with A. R. Murugadoss for Kaththi (2014) and S. Shankar for I (2015).

Filmography

Fight Master

Actor 2006 Thuruppugulan as Killadi Raja 2011 Rajapattai in a special appearance as himself 2016 Darvinte Parinamam as Solomon

Director 2025 Phoenix

Awards and nominations Year Film Award Result 2007 Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator 2010 Vandae Maatharam Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator Naan Mahaan Alla Ananda Vikatan Award for Best Stunt Choreography Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director Singam 2011 Rowthiram Ananda Vikatan Award for Best Stunt Choreography Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director 2012 Thadaiyara Thaakka Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director Ananda Vikatan Award for Best Stunt Choreography South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Fight Choreographer 2013 Pandiya Naadu South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Fight Choreographer Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Stunt Choreographer Singam II 2014 Kaththi South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Fight Choreographer Vijay Award for Best Stunt Director 2015 Pandiya Naadu Southern India Cinematographer's Association Awards for Best Stunt Choreographer 2018 Mersal V4 MGR Sivaji Academy Award for Best Stunt Master 2019 Bigil Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Stunt Choreographer Race 3 Taurus World Stunt Awards for Best Action in a foreign film 2024 Jawan Taurus World Stunt Awards for Best stunt coordinator