Aranmanai 3

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Aranmanai 3
Aranmanai 3.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySundar C.
Written bySundar C.
Produced byKhushbu
Sundar C.(co producer)
A.C.S. Arunkumar
StarringSundar C.
Arya
Raashi Khanna
Andrea Jeremiah
Sakshi Agarwal
Vivek
Yogi Babu
Manobala
CinematographyU. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited byFenny Oliver
Music byC. Sathya
Production
companies
Avni Cinemax
Benzz Media (P) Ltd.
Distributed byRed Giant Movies
Release date
  • 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14)
Running time
156 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹22 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹50 crores[3]

Aranmanai 3 (transl. Palace 3) is an 2021 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written directed by Sundar C.[4] The film stars an ensemble star cast including Sundar C, Arya, Raashi Khanna and Andrea Jeremiah in the lead, with Sakshi Agarwal, Vivek (his posthumous film), Myna Nandhini, Yogi Babu, Nalini, Manobala, Sampath Raj, Baby Ovi Bhandarkar, Vincent Asokan, Madhusudhan Rao and Vela Ramamoorthy. It is the third instalment in the Aranmanai film series, produced by Khushbu under the banner of Avni Cinemax, with cinematography by U. K. Senthil Kumar, music composed by C. Sathya, and film editing by Fenny Oliver.

The film was released theatrically on 14 October 2021, coinciding with Ayudha Puja,[5] to mixed to negative reviews from critics.[6][7]but ended up as an hit film at the box-office.[8]

Plot[]

A young Jyothi (Veronika Arora) is haunted by a spirit in her home, and is placed in boarding school by her furious father, Rajasekhar (Sampath Raj), who believes that she is lying. Many years later, a court ruling forces a reluctant Rajasekhar to allow a secret room at the village temple to be opened, though, everyone, including Rajasekhar is shocked when nothing is found inside. Soon after, Rajasekhar sees his manservant and driver, Durai (Vincent Asokan), commit suicide. Jyothi (Raashi Khanna), now an adult, returns for Durai's funeral and realises that the spirit that haunted her is now haunting her young relative Shalu (Ovi Bhandarkar). Jyothi is later lured to her late mother's room and nearly killed when a chandelier falls on her. She is saved by a portrait of her late mother, Eeshwari (Andrea Jeremiah). She later encounters Eeshwari's spirit telling her to run when the spirit haunting Shalu appears.

One night, Shalu argues with the spirit and is doused in paint thinner. She is chased by flames and rescued by her father, Ravi (Sundar C.). Ravi is planning to move overseas after custody of Shalu was granted to her mother Hema (Sakshi Agarwal), following his divorce, but is convinced by Jyothi to stay and investigate the mysterious occurrences. Meanwhile, Jyothi falls in love with, and is in turn pursued by, local handyman and electrician, Saravanan (Arya). Ravi investigates Eeshwari's room and discovers a photo of Jyothi's parents with three servants, including Durai, two of whose faces are scratched out. He encounters Eeshwari's spirit and attempts to warn the third servant, Kaali (Vichu Vishwanath), but the servant is killed before the warning can be delivered.

Ravi and Jyothi bring priests to exorcise the palace. The priests trap one of the two ghosts, but the other appears and destroys the trap, revealing that it has possessed Saravanan. Ravi tells Jyothi that this spirit is Eeshwari, who was responsible for the murders and the attack on Jyothi. The warning Jyothi later heard was directed at the spirit haunting Shalu, who has the same name as her.

Rajasekhar is spooked by the mysterious occurrences and visits a hermit priest in the forest. Saravanan, who had driven Rajasekhar there, attacks the pair. Ravi manages to rescue Rajasekhar, but the priest is left behind and is confronted by Eeshwari. Rajasekhar reveals the truth to Ravi. He had forcibly married Eeshwari after falling for her at her wedding to another man. When their child is born, the child resembles Eeshwari's groom, and Rajasekhar realises that she had already been pregnant at the wedding. A furious Rajasekhar has the child killed and buried in the palace, to avoid the shame of gossip, and kills Eeshwari. He replaces the dead child with Durai's newborn daughter and claims her as his own.

Eeshwari's lover, a descendant of a long line of priests, steals her body and attempts to use black magic to revive her, but is horrified when she returns as a ghoul and abandons her in the forest. Eeshwari later kills the midwife who poisoned her child and threatens Rajasekhar. Rajasekhar convinces the father of Eeshwari's lover - the hermit priest - to help destroy the spirit his son revived. The priest tricks his son into luring out Eeshwari's spirit and traps her in the hidden room in the temple.

In the present, Eeshwari convinces the priest to raise the spirit of his son in order to allow her child's spirit, the other Jyothi, to possess the body of the child who had replaced her, the living Jyothi. Ravi and Jyothi trap and take the spirit of Eeshwari's child to the priests who had helped them. The priests attempt to banish both spirits when Eeshwari arrives. They initially try to lay her to rest, but they are blindsided by the arrival of Eeshwari's lover. Rajasekhar is killed, but together, Jyothi, Ravi and the priests manage to banish the three spirits during a holy festival, freeing Saravanan.

Saravanan and Jyothi marry. Ravi and his wife reunite.

Cast[]

  • Sundar C as Ravi, Hema's divorced husband, Shalu's father and Sarala's Son in law
  • Arya as Saravanan, an electrician, Jyothi lover turned husband and who possessed by Eeshwari spirit[9]
  • Raashi Khanna as Jyothi, Saravanan's lover turn wife, believed to be the daughter of Rajasekhar and Eeshwari, biological daughter of Durai, and secretly adopted after Eeshwari's murder
  • Andrea Jeremiah as Eeshwari (Raani), the spirit, Rajashekar's late wife, who wants revenge for her child's death[10]
  • Sakshi Agarwal as Hema, Ravi's divorced wife, Shalu's mother, Sarala's daughter[11]
  • Vivek as Sigamani, a failed politician, Mynavathi husband and Rajasekhar's Brother-in-law[12]
  • Yogi Babu as Abhishek, a thief and saravanan friend, who comes to palace to get a rid of gold[13]
  • Myna Nandhini as Mynavathi, Sigamani's wife, Sarala's sister
  • Sampath Raj as Rajasekhar, a Zamindar, Sarala & Mynavathi's brother, Jyothi's adopted father and Eeshwari's husband, who kills her and her child
  • Nalini as Tik Tok Sarala, Mynavathi & Rajashekar's sister, Hema's mother, Jyothi aunt, shalu's grandmother ravi mother in law
  • Cell Murugan as Manickam, Sigamani's moneylender
  • Manobala as Pencil, a thief, Abhishek's assistant[14]
  • Vela Ramamoorthy as Saamiyaadi, and Eshwari's lover's father, who helps Rajashekar to arrest Eeshwari's spirit[15]
  • Veronika Arora as Young Jyothi[16][17]
  • Ovi Bhandarkar as Shalu, sarala granddaughter, Ravi and Hema's daughter, who was haunted by the spirit[18]
  • Amit Bhargav as Eeshwari's lover, Saamiyaadi's Son, who killed by Durai[19]
  • Vincent Ashokan as Durai, Rajasekhar's driver, who helps Rajasekhar to kill Eeshwari and her child, and is the biological father of Jyothi, later killed by Eeshwari's spirit
  • Vichu Vishwanath as Kaali, Rajasekhar's servant, who helps Rajasekhar to kill Eeshwari, also killed by Eeshwari's spirit
  • Kulappulli Leela as Valliamma, the cook, who poisons Eeshwari's baby, also 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[20]
  • Hariharan as a special appearance in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"[21]
  • Shankar Mahadevan as a special appearance in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"[21]
  • C.Sathya as a special appearance in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"

Production[]

Development[]

After the release of Action (2019), In January 2020, sources claimed that director Sundar C. will make his third installment for the Aranmanai film series,[22] and same month it was reported that Sun Pictures is all sets to produce the film.[23] Later, Sundar announced that the film will be produced by Avni Cinemax and Khushbu within their own production house.[24] And he started the casting works for the film, in early January 2020.[25]

Casting[]

Arya and Raashi Khanna confirmed in February 2020, that they had signed the film,[26] the film marks the first collaboration between Arya and Khanna.[27] And source claimed that Arya has playing a sprit possessed man's role in the film.[28] In same month Andrea Jeremiah, who was appeared first installment of Aranmanai film series, signed the project as second female lead.[29] In same month Sakshi Agarwal, of Bigg Boss 3 fame talks in for the project,[30] later she has been finalized as the third female lead in the film.[31] Later Yogi Babu, Vivek, Manobala, and several others joined the film. Later Shankar Mahadevan and Hariharan joined as special appearances in the film.[32] Later Andrea Jeremiah was reported that she is playing a ghost role, which the story revolves around her character.[33]

Filming[]

Wankaner palace, Gujarat

The film shooting started in Gujarat Wankaner palace in February 2020.[34][35] In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shooting was postponed and scheduled to resume in November 2020 in Pollachi.[36][37] and final schedule begins in November 20, 2021.[38] So far, more than Rs 2 crore has been spent to construct the set used for the climax sequence.[39][40] In January 2021, shooting completed. The film post-production working delayed due to the director Sundar is postive for Covid 19,[41] and post production works began in February, finishing early in March.[42] The climax portions were filmed in 16 days, with 200 background workers,[43] and computer graphics works only prepared as 6 months.[44]

Music[]

Aranmanai 3
Soundtrack album by
C. Sathya
ReleasedAugust 30, 2021 (2021-08-30)
Recorded2020–2021
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length20:11
LanguageTamil
LabelSaregama
ProducerC. Sathya
C. Sathya chronology
Naanga Romba Busy
(2020) 		Aranmanai 3
(2021) 		Theal
(2021)

Soundtrack was composed by C. Sathya collaborating for second time with Sundar C. after Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013). Audio rights of the film, bagged by Saregama.[45] The first single "Ratapatata" sung by Arivu was released on August 30, 2021.[46] And the second single "Rasavaachiye" sung by Sid Sriram, released on September 13, 2021.[47] The third single "Lojakku Mojakku" sung by Mukesh was released on September 22, 2021.[48] The fourth single "Sengaandhale" sung by Reema, released on October 6, 2021.[49] With the fifth single "Theeyaga Thondri" sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Hariharan, released on 12 October 2021.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ratatapata"ArivuArivu, Ranina Reddy3:24
2."Rasavaachiye"Mohan RajanSid Sriram3:24
3."Lojakku Mojakku"Mohan RajanMukesh3:38
4."Sengaandhale"Pa. VijayReema4:59
5."Theeyaga"Nattu Raja DuraiShankar Mahadevan, Hariharan4:47
Total length:20:11

Release[]

Theatrical[]

The film release was initially planned for a theatrical release of 14 May 2021,[50] coincinding with Ramzan,[51]and first look and motion poster get released on 22 April.[52] In getting release, due to second wave of COVID-19 the film release is postponed. The film was given a U/A certificate by the Censor Board with cuts, due to the "strong violence" scenes.[53] The distribution rights for the film was bagged by Red Giant Movies.[54] The film released on 14 October 2021 Coincinding Ayudha puja[55]

Home media[]

Red Giant Movies withhold the satellite rights of this film and sold to their own channel Kalaignar TV.[56] The digital rights of the film were sold to ZEE5[57] and began streaming on 12 November 2021.[58]

Reception[]

Critical response[]

Aranmanai 3 received mixed to negative reviews from the critics[59][60]

Indian Express gave 0.5 out of 5 stars and said "The dumbest film of the year yet".[61]

The news minute gave 1.5 stars and said "No ghost, spirit or spectre doomed to haunt the same house for eternity has felt more trapped than I did in the theatre today. Even an end credit song by Arivu couldn’t keep me from fleeing for the exit the second the lights came on. Avoid Aranmanai 3 with the same dedication that Sundar C shows in evading at arriving at a conclusion in this film."[62]

The Hindu said Sundar C’s third installment in the ‘Aranmanai’ franchise succeeds neither in scaring us nor making us laugh.[63] Time of India gave 3 stars to the film and said "It all happens in predictable fashion, and by the time the film ends, we neither feel overwhelmed nor underwhelmed. That, in a way, is the director's success - making us feel contended with a passable and instantly forgettable entertainer."[64][65][66] Dinamani said "Overall it is doubtful whether even those who liked the first and second parts of Aranmanai will like this film.[67]

Subha J Rao of Film Companion wrote, "What is the point of taking forward a franchise when there’s little to redeem it? It’s just a waste of everyone’s time."[68]

Box office[]

Despite receiving mixed to negative reviews, Aranmanai 3 had a good opening on the first day of its theatrical release[69] and became a decent hit at the box-office[70] with the film collecting over Rs 15 crore in the first four days of its release.[71]

See also[]

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