About Arun

For three decades, the Arun Group has shaped the live entertainment and cinematic landscape of Tamil Nadu — under the steady leadership of Arun Rajendran. Charukesi marks the next chapter.

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Arun Visualz

Arun Visualz is the cinema arm of the Arun Group — established to bring socially relevant, high-art Tamil films to audiences who deserve more than spectacle. Our mandate is uncomplicated: produce films of cultural depth, executed with technical excellence, that can stand before national juries and international festivals.

Charukesi, our debut feature, embodies this vision. A film about Carnatic music and memory, directed by Suresh Krissna, scored by Deva, and led by Y. Gee. Mahendra. Every collaborator chosen for craft, not commerce.

Our Vision

"To produce Tamil cinema that respects its audience, preserves its culture, and stands the test of jury rooms and time alike."

Charukesi
Socially Relevant

Stories that matter — about culture, family, identity and the quiet dignities of Indian life.

High Art

Cinema crafted with the rigour of national award contenders — every department executed at the highest standard.

Music-Centric

Drawing from three decades in live concerts — a deep belief that music is the most universal language a film can speak.

Arun Events

South India's most trusted name in live entertainment — Arun Events has organised over 700 productions across Tamil Nadu over thirty years. From legendary Ilayaraja concerts to India's first live dance concert with Prabhu Deva, our stage is where Tamil culture meets spectacle.

It is this same operational discipline, network and creative vision that now powers Arun Visualz's foray into cinema.

Live Concerts
Award Functions
Brand Activations
Corporate & Weddings
Sakthi Masala Karur Vysya Bank Skoda Vasanth & Co Milky Mist Lalitha Jewellers The Chennai Silks Medimix Agni Steels Vels Group TMB Bank Sri Krishna Institutions
Arun Rajendran

Arun Rajendran

Founder, Arun Group · Producer, Charukesi

A name synonymous with Tamil Nadu's live entertainment scene for three decades. Arun Rajendran built Arun Events from a single show into the most trusted name in South Indian event production — without ever compromising the standard he set on day one.

With Charukesi, he steps into a role he has long prepared for: producer of Tamil cinema worth making. The film is not a side project. It is the natural inheritance of a career spent platforming Tamil Nadu's greatest artists — and the beginning of a long-term commitment to producing films that matter.

Producer's Note

"We did not set out to make a commercial film. We set out to make a film our country's greatest legends — Suresh, Deva, Mahendra sir, Suhasini ji, Shankar — would say yes to. They did. And then we had no excuse but to make something worthy of them."

A Legacy Built Over Time

1995
Arun Events Founded
Established as an event management company in Chennai with a focus on cultural and corporate productions.
2000s
Iconic Live Concerts
Producing landmark Ilayaraja concerts and Tamil cultural events across South India and abroad.
2010s
India's First Live Dance Concert with Prabhu Deva
A trailblazing format combining live music, choreography and stagecraft — establishing Arun Events as innovators.
2020s
700+ Events & Counting
Trusted by 100+ corporate and cultural clients across Tamil Nadu — a household name in live entertainment.
2024
Arun Visualz · Cinema Division Launched
Formal entry into Tamil film production with a clear mandate: high-art, socially relevant cinema worthy of national juries.
2025
Charukesi · Theatrical Release
A musical drama directed by Suresh Krissna, music by Deva, starring Y. Gee. Mahendra and Suhasini Maniratnam — CBFC certified U.

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