Aranmanai (film series)
| Aranmanai | |
|---|---|
 Series logo | |
| Directed by | Sundar C. |
| Written by |
|
| Screenplay by |
|
| Story by | Sundar C. |
| Produced by |
|
| Starring | see below |
| Cinematography |
|
| Edited by |
|
| Music by |
|
Production company |
|
| Distributed by |
|
Release date | |
Running time | 599 minutes (4 films) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹60 crore (US$7.5 million) (3 films) |
| Box office | ₹214 crore (US$27 million) (3 films) |
Aranmanai (transl. Mansion) is an Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film series created by Sundar C., consisting of Aranmanai (2014), Aranmanai 2 (2016), Aranmanai 3 (2021) and Aranmanai 4 (2024), all directed by him.
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 | Released | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aranmanai | 19 September 2014 | Sundar C. | Sundar C. S.B.Ramadoss Venkat Raghavan |
D. Dinesh Karthick | 161 minutes |
| Aranmanai 2 | 29 January 2016 | Khushbu | 136 minutes | ||
| Aranmanai 3 | 14 October 2021 | Khushbu Sundar C. A.C.S. Arunkumar A.C. Shanmugam |
156 minutes | ||
| Aranmanai 4 | 3 May 2024 | Sundar C. Khushbu A.C.S. Arunkumar |
147 minutes |
- 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 Ravi, a lawyer and 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, Main antagonist
- 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
- Manikka Vinayagam as devotional singer
- Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram as devotional singer
- Sivasankar as devotional singer
- Aarthi as Aarthi (Cameo appearance)
Aranmanai 2[edit]
- Siddharth as Murali, elder Brother of Maya, younger brother of Ramesh, Anitha's fiancée
- Sundar C. as Ravi, Anitha's brother, Manju's love interest, who was lastly possessed by Maya's spirit
- Hansika Motwani as Maya, the spirit, Arun's wife, Ramesh and Murali's sister, who wants revenge for her husband and her child's death
- Trisha as Anitha, Ravi's sister, Murali's fiancée, who is possessed by Maya's spirit
- Poonam Bajwa as Manju, a nurse, Ravi's love interest
- Soori as Devadas & Sandhu Bondhu Naadimuthu, Devadas's father
- Kovai Sarala as Komalam, Vera Shekar's sister, Sandhu Bondhu Naadimuthu's ex-lover, a servant
- Manobala as Vera Shekar, Komalam's brother, a servant
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Sandhya, Murali's sister-in-law and Ramesh's wife, Suresh's mother
- Nithin Manivannan as Suresh, Ramesh's son
- Radha Ravi as Murali, Ramesh and Maya's father, who kills Maya and her child
- Subbu Panchu as Ramesh, Murali and Maya's brother, Suresh's father, who kills Arun (Maya's Husband)
- Raj Kapoor as Driver, who helps to kill Maya, Arun and their child
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Ravi and Anitha's father
- V. I. S. Jayapalan as Namboothiri, Manju's uncle, who helps Ravi, Murali and Suresh to save them from Maya
- Dhindukal Saravanan as Devadas's assistant
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Namboothiri's assistant
- Vichu Vishwanath as Namboothiri's assistant
- Rahul Thatha as a priest
- Vaibhav as Arun, Maya's husband (cameo)
- Khushbu in a special appearance for "Amma (the Amman song)"
- Hiphop Tamizha Adhi as himself in the song "Party with the Pei"
Aranmanai 3[edit]
- Sundar. C as Ravi, Hema's husband, Shalu's father, who helps Jyothi to discover the truth
- Arya as Saravanan, an electrician, Jyothi’s love interest who is possessed by Eeshwari's and her lover's spirits
- Raashii Khanna as Jyothi , Saravanan's love interest, believed to be the daughter of Rajasekhar and Eeshwari, but actually secretly adopted after Eeshwari's death, the biological daughter of Durai (Voice dubbed by Smruthi K)
- Veronika Arora as Young Jyothi[9]
- Andrea Jeremiah as Eeshwari (Raani), the spirit, Rajasekhar's late wife, who wants revenge for her child's death, and tries to kill Jyothi
- 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[10]
- Yogi Babu as Abhishek, a thief, Saravanan's friend, who hid what he believed to be a bag of gold at the palace, and later comes to claim it
- 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, who kills her and her child
- 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, who helps Rajashekar trap Eeshwari's spirit
- Ovi Bhandarkar as Shalu, Sarala's granddaughter, Ravi and Hema's daughter, who was haunted by the spirit[11]
- Amit Bhargav as Samikannu, Eeshwari's lover, Saamiyaadi's Son, who killed by Durai
- Vincent Ashokan as Durai, a driver, Jyothi’s biological father, who was help to kill Eeshwari and her child, killed by Eeshwari's spirit
- Vichu Vishwanath as Kaali, a gardener, who was help to kill Eeshwari and her child, killed by Eeshwari's spirit
- Kulappulli Leela as Valliamma, a cook, who was help to kill Eeshwari and her child, killed by Eeshwari's spirit
- Sri Ganesh as IAS Collector
- Madhusudan Rao as Vallimalai Swamiji, who helps Ravi and Jyothi to save them from the spirits[12]
- Hariharan as Devotional Singer (Special appearance in the song "Theeyaga Thondri")
- Shankar Mahadevan as Devotional Singer (Special appearance in the song "Theeyaga Thondri")
- C.Sathya as a special appearance in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"
Aranmanai 4[edit]
- Sundar C. as Adv. Saravanan
- Tamannaah Bhatia as Selvi, Saravanan's sister
- Raashii Khanna as Dr. Maya
- Santhosh Prathap as Santhosh
- Ramachandra Raju as the sage
- Kovai Sarala as Saravanan's aunt
- Yogi Babu as a mestiri (transl. supervisor)
- VTV Ganesh as the carpenter
- Delhi Ganesh as the zamindar
- Jayaprakash as Varatha Rajan SV, village president
- Rajendran as Rathnam
- Singampuli as constable Shakthivel
- Deva Nandha as Shakthi
- 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
- Special 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aranmanai (2014) |
Aranmanai 2 (2016) |
Aranmanai 3 (2021) |
Aranmanai 4 (2024) | |
| Director | Sundar C. | |||
| Sundar's lover(s) | Raai Laxmi | Poonam Bajwa | Sakshi Agarwal | Raashii Khanna |
| Male lead(s) | Vinay Rai | Siddharth | Arya | Santhosh Prathap |
| Female lead(s) | Andrea Jeremiah | Trisha | Raashii Khanna | |
| Spirit(s) | Hansika Motwani | Andrea Jeremiah | Tamannaah Bhatia | |
| Sprit possessed | Andrea Jeremiah | Trisha, Sundar C | Arya | 
|
| Villain(s) | Saravanan | Radha Ravi, Subbu Panchu | Sampath Raj, Vincent Ashokan | Ramachandra Raju, Jayaprakash |
| 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 |
| Special Appearance(s) | Sivasankar, Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Manikka Vinayagam | Khusbhu, Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi | Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, C. Sathya | Khusbhu, Simran |
Music[edit]
Aranmanai[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Achacho" | Vignesh Srikanth | Kharesma Ravichandran, Srinisha Jayaseelan | 03:13 |
| 2. | "Jo Jo" | Ko Sesha | Meenakshi Ilayaraja | 03:26 |
| 3. | "Amman" | Muthamil | Aruna Ravindran, V. M. Mahalingam | 04:41 |
| 4. | "Oyile Oyile" | Ko Sesha | Kaushik Krish, Snigdha Chandra | 02:38 |
| 5. | "Ghost Theme" | Hiphop Tamizha | 02:35 | |
| Total length: | 16:33 | |||
Crew[edit]
| Occupation | Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aranmanai (2014) |
Aranmanai 2 (2016) |
Aranmanai 3 (2021) |
Aranmanai 4 (2024) | |
| Director | Sundar C. | |||
| Producer | D. Dinesh Karthick | Khushbu | Khushbu Sundar C A.C.S. Arunkumar A.C. Shanmugam |
Khushbu Sundar C A.C.S. Arunkumar |
| Screenplay | Sundar C. S.B.Ramadoss |
Sundar C Venkat Raghavan | ||
| Writer | Venkat Raghavan | Venkat Raghavan Sundar C. |
Sundar C Venkat Raghavan S.B.Ramadass | |
| Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar | E Krishnasamy | ||
| Editor | Srikanth N.B. | Fenny Oliver | ||
| Composer(s) | Bharadwaj Karthik Raja (score) |
Hiphop Tamizha | C. Sathya | Hiphop Tamizha |
| Studio | Vision i Medias | Avni Cinemax | Avni Cinemax Benzz Media (P) Ltd. | |
Home media[edit]
 |
| Films | Satellite Rights | Digital Rights | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aranmanai | Sun TV | Sun NXT | |
| Aranmanai 2 | Sun TV | Sun NXT | |
| Aranmanai 3 | Kalaignar TV | ZEE 5 | |
| Aranmanai 4 | Sun TV | TBA |
Dubbed releases[edit]
|
| Original release | Hindi release | Telugu release | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aranmanai 19 September 2014 |
Rajmahal 5 September 2014 |
Chandrakala 19 December 2014 |
[citation needed] |
| Aranmanai 2 29 January 2016 |
Rajmahal 2 29 January 2016 |
Kalavathi 29 January 2016 |
[citation needed] |
| Aranmanai 3 14 October 2021 |
Aranmanai 3 14 October 2021 |
Anthahpuram 31 Deccember 2021 |
[citation needed] |
| Aranmanai 4 3 May 2024 |
Aranmanai 4 3 May 2024 |
Baak 3 May 2024 |
[citation needed] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Tamil Box Office Collection 2021 Report [Hit, Profit & Loss]". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Rinku (19 May 2014). "'A Big Family House is the Heroine in Horror-Comedy Film Aranmanai'". 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". www.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. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ VERONIKA ARORA [@VERONIKAARORRA] (24 April 2021). "Super happy to be part of this..my second south movie#bigBanner #Aranmanai3" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "'Aranmanai 3' first look poster out, one of the last few films of Vivek!". Sify. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Ovi Bhandarkar [@OviBhandarkar] (17 April 2021). "Did my 1st film with this legend .. So kind, helpful he was.. Still can't believe he left us.. #ripviveksir" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Big news from Aranmanai 3 team". News Today. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.