Simbu in Arasan.

The makers of Vetrimaaran ‘s upcoming gangster drama Arasan have released a new promo introducing Silambarasan TR’s character Daas, but the video has sparked a conversation online that has little to do with the visuals.

The glimpse, released on Sunday, shows Simbu in a series of intense sequences, including action scenes in which he wields a sickle. The imagery is consistent with the world of Vetrimaaran’s 2018 film Vada Chennai , the gangster saga in which Arasan is set. The character introduction has been received positively by fans who have been waiting to see Simbu in Vetrimaaran’s raw, grounded filmmaking style.

However, the track accompanying the glimpse was not composed by Anirudh Ravichander, who was announced as the film’s music director when the project was launched and whose name has appeared on all previous promotional material, including a promo released last year and a behind-the-scenes video earlier this year.…