Aranmanai (film series)

Aranmanai
Aranmanai
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Directed by	Sundar C.
Written by	Dialogues:; Venkat Raghavan; (Aranmanai, Aranmanai 2)
Screenplay by	Sundar C.; S.B.Ramadoss; Venkat Raghavan
Story by	Sundar C.
Produced by	D. Dinesh Karthik ; (Aranmanai); Khushbu ; (Aranmanai 2) Khushbu; (Aranmanai 3)
Starring	Hansika Motwani ; Sundar C. ; Khushbu Sundar ; Andrea Jeremiah ; Kovai Sarala ; Manobala ; Chithra Lakshmanan ; Vinay Rai ; Raai Laxmi ; Santhanam ; Siddharth ; Trisha ; Poonam Bajwa ; Soori ; Vaibhav Reddy ; Radharavi ; Arya ; Raashi Khanna ; Vivek ; Yogi Babu ; Sakshi Agarwal ; Sampath Raj ; Nalini ; Amit Bhargav
Cinematography	U. K. Senthil Kumar; (Aranamanai, Aranmanai 2, Aranmanai 3)
Edited by	Srikanth.N.B; (Aranmanai, Aranmanai 2)(Aranmanai 3) Fenny Oliver
Music by	Original Songs:; Bharathwaj; (Aranmanai); Hiphop Tamizha; (Aranmanai 2); Background Score:; Karthik Raja; (Aranmanai); Hiphop Tamizha; (Aranmanai 2) C. Sathya; (Aranmanai 3)
Production; companies	Vision i Medias; (Aranmanai); Avni Cinemax; (Aranmanai 2, Aranmanai 3)
Distributed by	Red Giant Movies; (Aranmanai); Sri Thenandal Films; (Aranmanai, Aranmanai 2); Red Giant Movies (Aranmanai 3)
Release date	1: 19 September 2014; 2: 29 January 2016; 3: 14 October 2021
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹47 crore (US$6.2 million) (3 films)
Box office	₹154 crore (US$20 million) (3 films)

Aranmanai (transl. The Palace) is an Indian horror comedy film series directed by Sundar C. that consists of the Tamil-language films, Aranmanai (2014), Aranmanai 2 (2016) and Aranmanai 3 (2021).^[1]^[2]^[3] where Hansika Motwani, Sundar C., Manobala and Chithra Lakshmanan who appear in the first film, appear in the second film and also appear in third film playing different roles while Andrea Jeremiah, Vinay Rai, Raai Laxmi, Santhanam, Siddharth, Trisha, Poonam Bajwa, Soori, Arya, Raashi Khanna, Vivek, Yogi Babu, Sakshi Agarwal playing a lead roles in a respective series. All films were successful at the box office, continuing the trend of the comedy-horror genre in Tamil cinema that began with Chandramukhi (2005).

Synopsis[]

The films are not connected with each other. Each film typically revolves around a Zamindar family at a palace that is haunted by supernatural events.^[4]

Films[]

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]

Cast[]

Aranmanai[]

Hansika Motwani as Selvi
Sundar C. as Ravi
Vinay Rai as Murali
Andrea Jeremiah as Madhavi
Raai Laxmi as Maya
Santhanam as Paalsamy
Kovai Sarala as Eshwari
Manobala as Eshwari's husband
Nithin Sathya as Muliankannan
Meera Krishnan as Murali's mother
Chithra Lakshmanan as Maya's father
Saravanan as Ayyanar
Kota Srinivasa Rao as Swamiji

Aranmanai 2[]

Hansika Motwani as Maya
Sundar C. as Ravi
Siddarth as Murali
Trisha as Anitha
Poonam Bajwa as Manju
Soori as Devadas & Sandhu Bondhu Naadimuthu
Kovai Sarala as Komalam
Manobala as Komalam's brother
Vaibhav Reddy as Arun
Radharavi as Ramesh, Murali and Maya's father
Khushbu in Special appearance in the Song "Amman"
Subbu Panchu as Ramesh, Maya's brother
Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Sandhya, Murali's sister-in-law
Chithra Lakshmanan as Anitha's father

Aranmanai 3 []

Andrea Jeremiah as Eeshwari (Raani)
Sundar C. as Ravi
Arya as Saravanan
Raashi Khanna as Jyothi
Sakshi Agarwal as Hema
Vivek as Sigamani
Ovi Bhandarkar as Shalu
Nalini as Tik Tok Sarala
Madhusudan Rao as Vallimalai Swamiji
Myna Nandhini as Mynavathi
Veronika Arora as Young Jyothi
Yogi Babu as Abhishek
Sampath Raj as Rajasekhar
Vichu Vishwanath as Kaali
Manobala as Pencil
Amit Bhargav as Eeshwari's lover
Hariharan in a special appearance
Shankar Mahadevan in a special appearance
Vincent Ashokan as Durai
C. Sathya in a Cameo appearance

Character identification[]

Character(s)	Film(s)
Character(s)	Aranmanai (2014)	Aranmanai 2 (2016)	Aranmanai 3 (2021)
Spirit	Hansika Motwani		Andrea Jeremiah, Amit Bhargav
Sprit possessed	Andrea Jeremiah	Trisha, Sundar C	Arya
Ravi	Sundar C
Ravi's lover	Raai Laxmi	Poonam Bajwa	Sakshi Agarwal
Male lead(s)	Vinay Rai	Siddharth	Arya
Female lead(s)	Andrea Jeremiah	Trisha	Raashi Khanna
Child Artist(s)	Priya	Nithin Manivannan	Ovi Bhandarkar,Veronika Arora

Home media[]

Films	Satellite Rights	Digital Rights
Aranmanai	Sun TV	Sun NXT
Aranmanai 2	Sun TV	Sun NXT
Aranmanai 3	Kalaignar TV	Zee5

References[]

^ Gupta, Rinku (19 May 2014). "'A Big Family House is the Heroine in Horror-Comedy Film Aranmanai'". New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ Srinivasan, Sudhir (23 September 2016). "Aranmanai-2 : More navel than novel". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ Bureau, N. T. (18 January 2020). "Sundar C gets ready for Aranmanai 3". News Today | First with the news. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Tamil Box Office Collection 2021 Report [Hit, Profit & Loss]". Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ "Aranmanai (aka) Aranmanai review". www.behindwoods.com.
^ "Review : Aranmanai 2 Review: Ghosts & laughs (2016)". www.sify.com.
^ "Aranmanai 3 review: A torturous horror comedy that goes on and on". The News Minute. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[1] Gupta, Rinku (19 May 2014). "'A Big Family House is the Heroine in Horror-Comedy Film Aranmanai'". New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

[2] Srinivasan, Sudhir (23 September 2016). "Aranmanai-2 : More navel than novel". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

[3] Bureau, N. T. (18 January 2020). "Sundar C gets ready for Aranmanai 3". News Today | First with the news. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[4] "Tamil Box Office Collection 2021 Report [Hit, Profit & Loss]". Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[5] "Aranmanai (aka) Aranmanai review". www.behindwoods.com.

[6] "Review : Aranmanai 2 Review: Ghosts & laughs (2016)". www.sify.com.

[7] "Aranmanai 3 review: A torturous horror comedy that goes on and on". The News Minute. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

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v t Filmography of Sundar C.
As a director	Murai Maman (1995) Murai Mappillai (1996) Ullathai Allitha (1996) Mettukudi (1996) Arunachalam (1997) Janakiraman (1997) Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998) Unnai Thedi (1999) Suyamvaram (1999) Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga (1999) Azhagarsamy (2000) Kannan Varuvaan (2000) Unnai Kann Theduthey (2000) Ullam Kollai Poguthae (2001) Rishi (2001) Azhagana Naatkal (2001) Anbe Sivam (2003) Winner (2003) Giri (2004) Chinna (2005) London (2005) Thaka Thimi Tha (2005) Rendu (2006) Nagaram Marupakkam (2010) Kalakalappu (2012) Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013) Aranmanai (2014) Aambala (2015) Aranmanai 2 (2016) Kalakalappu 2 (2018) Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019) Action (2019) Aranmanai 3 (2021)
As a producer	Meesaya Murukku (2017) Natpe Thunai (2019) Naan Sirithal (2020) Naanga Romba Busy (2020)
See also	Avni Cinemax Aranmanai (film series)