Aranmanai (film series)
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| Directed by | Sundar C. |
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| Story by | Sundar C. |
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| Starring | see below |
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Running time | 599 minutes (1–4 films) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aranmanai (transl. Palace) is an Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film series created and directed by Sundar C., consisting of Aranmanai (2014), Aranmanai 2 (2016), Aranmanai 3 (2021) and Aranmanai 4 (2024).
Overview[edit]
The films are not connected with each other. Each film typically revolves around a family at a palace that is haunted by supernatural activity.[1]
All films were successful at the box office, continuing the trend of the comedy horror genre in Kollywood that began with Chandramukhi (2005).[2][3][4]
Films[edit]
| Film | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Runtime | Released |
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| Aranmanai | Sundar C. | Sundar C, S. B. Ramadoss, Venkat Raghavan | D. Dinesh Karthick | 161 minutes | 19 September 2014 |
| Aranmanai 2 | Khushbu Sundar | 136 minutes | 29 January 2016 | ||
| Aranmanai 3 | Khushbu Sundar, Sundar C, A. C. S. Arunkumar, A. C. Shanmugam | 156 minutes | 14 October 2021 | ||
| Aranmanai 4 | Sundar C, Khushbu Sundar, A. C. S. Arunkumar | 147 minutes | 3 May 2024 |
- Aranmanai (2014): A family returns to their hometown to sell their ancestral palace. However, their arrival is marred by supernatural events, and Ravi, a relative of the family, decides to uncover the truth.[5]
- Aranmanai 2 (2016): Murali returns to his ancestral home along with his fiancée when his father lands in a coma under mysterious circumstances. His life takes a turn when he uncovers his family's dark secrets.[6]
- Aranmanai 3 (2021): Jyothi is haunted by an unknown spirit in her childhood. Years later, when the spirit starts haunting someone close to her, she decides to unearth the spirit's connection with her family.[7]
- Aranmanai 4 (2024): A lawyer tries to discover the truth of his sister's mysterious death, soon he gets caught into the trap of a dangerous demon called Baak.[8]
Cast[edit]
Aranmanai[edit]
- Sundar C as Adv. Ravi, Madhavi's brother.
- Vinay Rai as Murali, Madhavi's husband and Selvi's former lover in the past.
- Hansika Motwani as Selvi, a village girl and Murali's former lover in the past who get killed by Ayyanar.
- Andrea Jeremiah as Madhavi, Ravi's sister and Murali's wife who get possessed by Selvi's spirit
- Raai Laxmi as Maya, Sivaraman's daughter and Ravi's love interest
- Santhanam as Paalsamy, A thief who enter the palace by servant.
- Kovai Sarala as Eshwari
- Manobala as Kesavan, Eshwari's husband
- Nithin Sathya as Mulian Kannan, Eshwari's and Kesavan's son
- Meera Krishnan as Lakshmi, Murali's mother
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Sivaraman
- Saravanan as Ayyanar
- Baby Priya as Meena
- Ganeshkar as Nallamuthu
- Swaminathan as Nachimithu
- Akila as Ramya, Selvi's unblood sister
- Yogi Babu as Sagidi, a fortune teller
- Santhana Bharathi as Chairman Paramasivam
- Kadhal Dhandapani as Rangan
- Vichu Vishwanath as Samikannu
- Gowtham Sundararajan as Inspector Ramkumar
- Cameo appearances
- Manikka Vinayagam as a devotional singer
- Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram as a devotional singer
- Sivasankar as a devotional singer
- Aarthi as Aarthi
Aranmanai 2[edit]
- Sundar C as Ravi, Anitha's brother
- Siddharth as Murali, younger brother of Ramesh
- Hansika Motwani as Maya, Arun's wife, Murali's younger sister
- Trisha as Anitha, Murali's fiancée
- Poonam Bajwa as Manju, a nurse, Ravi's love interest
- Soori as Devadas & Sandhu Bondhu Naadimuthu, Devadas's father
- Kovai Sarala as Komalam, Sandhu Bondhu Naadimuthu's ex-lover, a servant
- Manobala as Vera Shekar, Komalam's brother, a servant
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Sandhya, Ramesh's wife
- Nithin Manivannan as Suresh, Ramesh's son
- Radha Ravi as Maya's father
- Subbu Panchu as Ramesh, Maya's eldest brother
- Raj Kapoor as a driver
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Ravi's father
- V. I. S. Jayapalan as Namboothiri, Manju's uncle
- Dhindukal Saravanan as Devadas's assistant
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Namboothiri's assistant
- Vichu Vishwanath as Namboothiri's assistant
- Rahul Thatha as a priest
- Cameo appearances
- Vaibhav Reddy as Arun, Maya's husband
- Khushbu Sundar in the song "Amma"
- Hiphop Tamizha in the song "Party with the Pei"
Aranmanai 3[edit]
- Sundar C as Ravi, Hema's husband, Shalu's father
- Arya as Saravanan, an electrician, Jyothi’s love interest
- Raashii Khanna as Jyothi , Saravanan's love interest, believed to be the daughter of Rajasekhar and Eeshwari
- Veronika Arora as Young Jyothi
- Andrea Jeremiah as "Raani" Eeshwari, Rajasekhar's late wife, Samikannu's love interest
- Sakshi Agarwal as Hema, Ravi's wife, Shalu's mother, Sarala's daughter
- Vivek as Sigamani, a failed politician, Mynavathi's husband and Rajasekhar's brother-in-law
- Yogi Babu as Abhishek, a thief, Saravanan's friend
- Myna Nandhini as Mynavathi, Sigamani's wife, Sarala and Rajasekhar's sister
- Sampath Raj as Rajasekhar, a Zamindar, Sarala's younger brother & Mynavathi's elder brother, Jyothi's adopted father and Eeshwari's husband
- Nalini as Sarala, Rajasekhar and Mynavathi's elder sister, Hema's mother, Ravi's mother-in-law, Shalu's grandmother
- Cell Murugan as Manickam
- Manobala as Pencil, a thief, Abhishek's assistant
- Vela Ramamoorthy as Saamiyaadi, and Eeshwari's lover's father
- Ovi Bhandarkar as Shalu, Sarala's granddaughter, Ravi and Hema's daughter
- Amit Bhargav as Samikannu, Eeshwari's lover, Saamiyaadi's son
- Vincent Ashokan as Durai, a driver, Jyothi’s biological father
- Vichu Vishwanath as Kaali, a gardener
- Kulappulli Leela as Valliamma, a cook
- Sri Ganesh as IAS Collector
- Madhusudan Rao as Vallimalai Swamiji
- Cameo appearances
- Hariharan as a devotional singer in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"
- Shankar Mahadevan as a devotional singer in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"
- C. Sathya in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"
Aranmanai 4[edit]
- Sundar C. as Adv. Saravanan
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Selvi, Saravanan's younger sister
- Raashii Khanna as Dr. Maya
- Ramachandra Raju as the samiyar (transl. sage)
- Santhosh Prathap as Santhosh, Selvi's husband
- Kovai Sarala as Saravanan's aunt
- Yogi Babu as a mestiri (transl. supervisor)
- VTV Ganesh as the carpenter
- Delhi Ganesh as the zamindar, Maya's grandfather
- Jayaprakash as Varatha Rajan SV, village president
- Fredrick Jhonson as Ravi, Varatha Rajan's son
- Rajendran as Rathnam
- Singampuli as Constable Shakthivel
- Deva Nandha as Shakthi, Selvi's daughter
- Sanjay as Saravanan Jr.
- Lollu Sabha Seshu as the zamindar's servant
- Vichu Vishwanath as the money lender
- Yatin Karyekar as the priest
- Namo Narayana as K. Duraipandi
- Kalyani as Selvi, Duraipandi's daughter
- Harsha Harish as the priest’s daughter
- Cameo appearance
- K. S. Ravikumar as DSP Jagadeesan
- Khushbu Sundar in the song "Amman"
- Simran in the song "Amman"
Character identification[edit]
| Character(s) | Film(s) | |||
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| Aranmanai (2014) |
Aranmanai 2 (2016) |
Aranmanai 3 (2021) |
Aranmanai 4 (2024) | |
| Recurring lead | ||||
| Recurring lead's lover | Raai Laxmi | Poonam Bajwa | Sakshi Agarwal | Raashii Khanna |
| Male lead | Vinay Rai | Siddharth | Arya | —
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| Female lead | Andrea Jeremiah | Trisha | Raashii Khanna | —
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| Spirit | Andrea Jeremiah | Tamannaah Bhatia | ||
| Sprit possessed | Andrea Jeremiah | Trisha, Sundar C. | Arya | —
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| Villain(s) | Saravanan | Radha Ravi, Subbu Panchu | Sampath Raj, Vincent Asokan | Ramachandra Raju |
| Comedian(s) | Santhanam, Kovai Sarala, Manobala | Soori, Manobala, Kovai Sarala | Manobala, Nalini, Yogi Babu, Vivek, Myna Nandhini | Yogi Babu, Kovai Sarala, VTV Ganesh, Singampuli |
| Child Artist(s) | Priya | Nithin Manivannan | Veronika Arora, Ovi Bhandarkar | Deva Nandha, Sanjay |
| Cameo appearances | Sivasankar, Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Manikka Vinayagam | Khushbu Sundar, Hiphop Tamizha | Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, C. Sathya | Khusbhu Sundar, Simran |
Crew[edit]
| Occupation | Film | |||
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| Aranmanai (2014) |
Aranmanai 2 (2016) |
Aranmanai 3 (2021) |
Aranmanai 4 (2024) | |
| Director | ||||
| Producer(s) | D. Dinesh Karthick | Khushbu Sundar | Khushbu Sundar, Sundar C, A. C. S. Arunkumar, A. C. Shanmugam | Khushbu Sundar, Sundar C, A. C. S. Arunkumar |
| Screenplay | Sundar C, S. B. Ramadoss | Sundar C, Venkat Raghavan | ||
| Writer(s) | Venkat Raghavan | Venkat Raghavan, Sundar C. | Sundar C, Venkat Raghavan, S. B. Ramadass | |
| Cinematography | E. Krishnasamy | |||
| Editor | N. B. Srikanth | Fenny Oliver | ||
| Composer(s) | Bharadwaj, Karthik Raja (score) | Hiphop Tamizha | C. Sathya | Hiphop Tamizha |
| Studio(s) | Vision i Medias | Avni Cinemax | Avni Cinemax, Benzz Media (P) Ltd. | |
Music[edit]
Aranmanai[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Katthi Parvakkaari" | Annamalai | Karthik, Surmukhi Raman | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Peeche Peeche" | Pa. Vijay | M. M. Manasi, Surmukhi Raman, Monisha | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Petromax Light" | Pa. Vijay | Velmurugan, Hariharasudhan | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Sonnathu Sonnathu" | Pa. Vijay | Harini, Sadhana Sargam | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Unnaye Enniye" | Piraisoodan | Ananthu, Mukesh Mohamed, MLR Karthikeyan | 6:00 |
| Total length: | 24:48 | |||
Aranmanai 2[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Party With The Pei" | Hiphop Tamizha | Hiphop Tamizha, Kharesma Ravichandran | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Maayaa Maayaa" | Vivek | Kailash Kher, Padmalatha | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Poraadaa Poraadaa" | Hiphop Tamizha | Hiphop Tamizha | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Kuchi Mittai" | Hiphop Tamizha | Anthony Daasan | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Amma" (the Amman song) | Piraisoodan | Malathi Lakshman, Hiphop Tamizha, Vishnupriya Ravi, Anthony Daasan | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Aranmanai 2" (Instrumental) | Hiphop Tamizha | 2:31 | |
| Total length: | 22:56 | |||
Aranmanai 3[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ratatapata" | Arivu | Arivu, Ranina Reddy | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Rasavaachiye" | Mohan Rajan | Sid Sriram | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Lojakku Mojakku" | Mohan Rajan | Mukesh Mohamed | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Sengaandhale" | Pa. Vijay | Reema | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Theeyaga Thondri" | Nattu Raja Durai | Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 20:11 | |||
Aranmanai 4[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Achacho" | Vignesh Srikanth | Kharesma Ravichandran, Srinisha Jayaseelan | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Jo Jo" | Ko Sesha | Meenakshi Ilayaraja | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Amman" | Muthamil | Aruna Ravindran, V. M. Mahalingam | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Oyile Oyile" | Ko Sesha | Kaushik Krish, Snigdha Chandra | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Ghost Theme" | Hiphop Tamizha | 2:35 | |
| Total length: | 16:33 | |||
Home media[edit]
| Films | Satellite Rights | Digital Rights | Ref. |
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| Aranmanai | Sun TV | Sun NXT | [citation needed] |
| Aranmanai 2 | Sun TV | Sun NXT | [citation needed] |
| Aranmanai 3 | Kalaignar TV | ZEE5 | [9] |
| Aranmanai 4 |
Dubbed releases[edit]
| Original release | Hindi release | Telugu release | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aranmanai | Rajmahal | Chandrakala | [citation needed] |
| 19 September 2014 | 5 September 2014 | 19 December 2014 | |
| Aranmanai 2 | Rajmahal 2 | Kalavathi | [citation needed] |
29 January 2016
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| Aranmanai 3 | Aranmanai 3 | Anthahpuram | [10] |
14 October 2021
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31 Deccember 2021 | ||
| Aranmanai 4 | Aranmanai 4 | Baak | [11][12] |
| 3 May 2024 | 24 May 2024 | 3 May 2024 | |
Box office[edit]
| Films | Budget (in crores) | Box office (in crores) | Ref. |
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| ₹12 | ₹22 | [13] | |
| — | ₹16.08[a] | [14] | |
| — | ₹15[a] | [15] | |
| — | ₹75.50 | [16] |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ Gupta, Rinku (19 May 2014). "A Big Family House is the Heroine in Horror-Comedy Film Aranmanai". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (23 September 2016). "Aranmanai-2 : More navel than novel". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Bureau, N. T. (18 January 2020). "Sundar C gets ready for Aranmanai 3". News Today | First with the news. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Aranmanai (aka) Aranmanai review". behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Review : Aranmanai 2 Review: Ghosts & laughs (2016)". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Aranmanai 3 review: A torturous horror comedy that goes on and on". The News Minute. 14 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Features, C. E. (12 April 2024). "First single 'Achacho' from Aranmanai 4 to release on April 14". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Menon, Thinkal (2 November 2021). "It's official: Arya, Sundar C's horror film Aranmanai 3 to stream on Zee5 from November 12". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Arya, Raashii Khanna's horror comedy Aranmanai 3 to be dubbed into Telugu as Anthahpuram". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Telugu trailer of Tamannaah Bhatia and Raashi Khanna's Baak unveiled | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". 123telugu.com. 28 April 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (15 May 2024). "Tamannaah Bhatia and Raashii Khanna's Aranmanai 4 to release in Hindi on May 24 : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "2014: When little gems outclassed big guns in southern cinema". Hindustan Times. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "'Aranmanai 2' and 'Irudhi Suttru' box office performance Report". IndiaGlitz.com. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Aranmanai 3 collects over Rs 15 crore in just 4 days despite mixed reviews". News18. 20 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/aranmanai-4-box-office-collection-day-14-the-horror-drama-becomes-the-second-highest-grosser-of-2024/articleshow/110205481.cms}}