Aranmanai (film series)
Aranmanai (transl. Mansion) is an Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film series directed by Sundar C., Aranmanai (2014), Aranmanai 2 (2016) and Aranmanai 3 (2021).[1][2][3] where Sundar C., Hansika , Manobala and Chitra 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, Raashii Khanna, Vivek, Nalini, 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 Kollywood 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 Chitra Lakshmanan Vinay Rai Raai Laxmi Santhanam Siddharth Trisha Poonam Bajwa Soori Vaibhav Reddy Radharavi Arya Raashii Khanna Vivek Yogi Babu Sakshi Agarwal Sampath Raj Nalini Amit Bhargav Tamannaah Bhatia Delhi Ganesh Jayaprakash |
| Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Srikanth.N.B (Aranmanai, Aranmanai 2) Fenny Oliver (Aranmanai 3) |
| Music by | Original Songs: (Aranmanai) Bharadwaj, Karthik Raja (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 |
Running time | 452 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹60 crore (US$7.5 million) (3 films) |
| Box office | ₹214 crore (US$27 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
| Film | Release date | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 September 2014 |
Sundar C S.B.Ramadoss Venkat Raghavan |
D. Dinesh Karthick |
161 minutes |
Released | ||
29 January 2016 |
Khushbu |
136 minutes | ||||
14 October 2021 |
Sundar C |
Khushbu Sundar C A.C.S. Arunkumar A.C. Shanmugam |
155 minutes | |||
14 January 2024 |
Khushbu A.C.S. Arunkumar |
TBA | Yet be Release | |||
- 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): The film stars Sundar C., Raashii Khanna, Tamannaah Bhatia, Kovai Sarala and Ramachandra Raju in prominent roles. Aranmanai 4 will be released on 15 January 2024
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
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Maya's father
- Saravanan as Ayyanar
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Swamiji
Aranmanai 2
- Sundar C. as Ravi
- Siddarth as Murali
- Hansika Motwani as Maya
- 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
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Anitha's father
Aranmanai 3
- Sundar C. as Ravi
- Arya as Saravanan
- Raashii 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) |
Aranmanai 4 † (2024) | |
| Ravi | Sundar C | |||
| Ravi's lover | Raai Laxmi | Poonam Bajwa | Sakshi Agarwal | TBA |
| Male Lead(s) | Vinay Rai | Siddharth | Arya | Santhosh Prathap |
| Female lead(s) | Andrea Jeremiah | Trisha | Raashii Khanna | |
| Spirit(s) | Hansika Motwani | Andrea Jeremiah, Amit Bhargav | Tamannaah Bhatia | |
| Sprit possessed | Andrea Jeremiah | Trisha, Sundar C | Arya | TBA |
| Villain(s) | Saravanan | Radha Ravi, Subbu Panchu | Sampath Raj, Vincent Ashokan | Ramachandra Raju |
| Comedian(s) | Santhanam, Kovai Sarala, Manobala | Soori, Manobala, Kovai Sarala | Vivek, Nalini, Myna Nandhini, Yogi Babu, Manobala | Yogi Babu, Kovai Sarala, Rajendran, VTV Ganesh |
| Child Artist(s) | Priya | Nithin Manivannan | Ovi Bhandarkar, Veronika Arora | TBA |
Crew
| 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 | ||||
| Screenplay | Sundar C. S.B.Ramadoss |
Sundar C | ||||||
| Writer | Venkat Raghavan | Venkat Raghavan Sundar C. |
Sundar C | TBA | ||||
| 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
| Films | Satellite Rights | Digital Rights |
|---|---|---|
| Aranmanai | Sun TV | Sun NXT |
| Aranmanai 2 | Sun TV | Sun NXT |
| Aranmanai 3 | Kalaignar TV | ZEE 5 |
| Aranmanai 4 † | TBA | TBA |
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. 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. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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