Alaudin is a 2003 Tamil-language Drama motion picture written and directed by Ravi Chakravathy and produced by V. Satyanarayana, V. Sudhirkumar and V. Sumankumar under the banner of Venkateswaralayam. Alaudin loves the people of his slum, who raised him as their own, and tries to end their financial woes. When he sees Gangadhar kill a man, he blackmails him to solve the troubles of his locality. Alaudin features Prabhu Deva, Ashima Bhalla, S Manivannan Rajagopal, Raghuvaran, Sabitha Anand, Charlie and Prabhu Dheva. The music was composed by Mani Sharma. Cinematography was done by Ramnath Shetty and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film has a running time of 140 minutes. It was released on 15th August 2003. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Sri Rock Line Movies. Alaudin loves the people of his slum, who raised him as their own, and tries to end their financial woes. When he sees Gangadhar kill a man, he blackmails him to solve the troubles of his locality.