Making period movies is no easy task. But filmmakers like Vasanthabalan could be an exemption to this, for he managed to capture even the busy Ranganathan Street with all its liveliness in his last venture `Angadi Theru', which is tougher than making a period film.

Gaining strength from the movie's success and the appreciations it won from all sides, the former associate of director Shankar has started `Aravaan', a film set in the backdrop of rural Tamil Nadu in the 18th century.

Produced by T Siva of Amma Creations, the film has Aadhi of `Mirugam' and `Eeram' fame in the lead role, with Dhanshika (of `Peranmai and `Maanja Velu') and Mollywood import Archana Kavi as heroines.

Pasupathy is playing an all-important negative role in `Aravaan', based on a critically acclaimed novel, while the film marks popular singer Karthik taking the avatar of as a music composer for the first time.

"Aravaan means an all-powerful person, who possesses 32 features in him. He is capable of doing anything. Aadhi is tailor-made for the role since he is the Hrithik Roshan of Tamil cinema," says Vasanthabalan.