Vallarasu is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by N. Maharajan in his debut. The film stars Vijayakanth and Devayani. The music is by Deva. It was released on 14 April 2000 to positive reviews and became a success. The film was remade in Hindi as Indian (2001) by the same director and Mukesh Rishi reprising his role as Wasim Khan. In addition, the film was dubbed into Telugu as Commissioner Narasimha Naidu.

Plot

Vallarasu is the honest Deputy Commissioner of Police who has arrested Wasim Khan, a terrorist from Pakistan. His wife is Anjali, and they both have two children. Vallarasu kills his senior police officer and father-in-law because he knows that the latter is working with terrorists. Anjali leaves Vallarasu after she learns that he killed her father. Vallarasu takes the help of youths who are disillusioned by their inability to join the police force to fight violence. Vallarasu fights R. Kandasamy, a rich man who is behind the attempts to destabilise the country. With the help of Seshadri, a software engineer, Vallarasu succeeds in killing Kandasamy's son. In retaliation, Kandaswamy attacks Raheem and Seshadri, who both die. In the climax, Anjali unites with Vallarasu after knowing the truth. Vallarasu also kills both Kandasamy and Wasim Khan.