Aranmanai (film series)
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 Sundar C., Hansika , 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).
| Aranmanai | |
|---|---|
 Series logo | |
| 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 | Sundar C. Hansika Motwani 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 |
| Edited by | Srikanth.N.B (Aranmanai, Aranmanai 2) Fenny Oliver (Aranmanai 3) |
| Music by | Original Songs: (Aranmanai) Hiphop Tamizha '/ (Aranmanai 2) Hiphop Tamizha (Aranmanai 3) C. Sathya |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Red Giant Movies (Aranmanai) Sri Thenandal Films (Aranmanai, Aranmanai 2) Red Giant Movies (Aranmanai 3) |
Release dates | 1: 19 September 2014 2: 29 January 2016 3: 14 October 2021 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹49 crore (US$6.4 million) (3 films) |
| Box office | ₹154 crore (US$20 million) (3 films) |
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
- Sundar C. as Ravi
- Hansika Motwani as Selvi
- 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
- Sundar C. as Ravi
- Hansika Motwani as Maya
- 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
- Sundar C. as Ravi
- Arya as Saravanan
- Raashi Khanna as Jyothi
- Andrea Jeremiah as Eeshwari (Raani)
- 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) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aranmanai (2014) |
Aranmanai 2 (2016) |
Aranmanai 3 (2021) | |
| 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 |
| Spirit(s) | Hansika Motwani | Andrea Jeremiah, | |
| Sprit possessed | Andrea Jeremiah | Trisha, Sundar C | Arya |
| 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 | ZEE 5 |
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.
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