Anal Arasu (also spelled Anl Arasu), (born as C. M. Arasakkumar) 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 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 AR Murugadoss for Kaththi (2014) and S. Shankar for I (2015).
Anal Arasu has 72 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Their work spans 12 cinematic universes — most prominently Dabangg Series with 2 titles. Signature works include Sultan, Jana Nayagan, Devara: Part 1. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 12 universes
