
Kuselan is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language dramedy film directed by P. Vasu.
The film stars Rajinikanth in an extended guest appearance with Pasupathy and Meena, alongside Vadivelu and Livingston in supporting roles.
It is an official remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol (2007), produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy, Aswani Dutt, and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages.
The plot revolves around a villager who had shared a strong friendship with a popular cinema actor in his youth, but were forced apart due to their different careers.
Decades later, the actor returns to the village to participate in his film's shooting, causing tension between the barber and his old friend.
The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as Kathanayakudu and opened to audiences on 1 August 2008.