Aranmanai (film series)

Aranmanai
Series logo
Directed bySundar C
Written by
    • Venkat Raghavan (1, 2)
    • Sundar C (3, 4)
Screenplay by
  • Sundar C
  • S.B.Ramadoss
  • Venkat Raghavan
Story bySundar C
Produced by
Starringsee below
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 1: 19 September 2014 (2014-09-19)
  • 2: 29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)
  • 3: 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14)
  • 4: 3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
Running time
599 minutes (1–4 films)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aranmanai (transl. Palace) is an Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film series created and directed by Sundar C, consisting of Aranmanai (2014), Aranmanai 2 (2016), Aranmanai 3 (2021) and Aranmanai 4 (2024). All films were successful at the box office, continuing the trend of the comedy horror genre in Kollywood that began with Chandramukhi (2005).[1][2][3][4]

Overview

The films are not connected with each other. Each film typically revolves around a family at a palace that is haunted by supernatural activity.[5]

Films

Film Cast Runtime Released
Aranmanai Sundar C, Hansika Motwani, Vinay Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Raai Laxmi 161 minutes 19 September 2014
Aranmanai 2 Sundar C, Hansika Motwani, Siddharth, Trisha Krishnan 136 minutes 29 January 2016
Aranmanai 3 Sundar C, Arya, Raashii Khanna and Andrea Jeremiah 156 minutes 14 October 2021
Aranmanai 4 Sundar C, Tamannaah Bhatia, Raashii Khanna 147 minutes / 150 minutes 3 May 2024
  • 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.[6]
  • 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.[7]
  • 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.[8]
  • 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.[9]

Cast

Aranmanai

Cameo appearances

Aranmanai 2

Cameo appearances

Aranmanai 3

  • Sundar C as Ravi, Hema's husband, Shalu's father
  • Arya as Saravanan, an electrician, Jyothi’s love interest (possessed)
  • Raashii Khanna as Jyothi, Saravanan's love interest, believed to be the daughter of Rajasekhar and Eeshwari (Voice dubbed by Smruthi K)
    • Veronika Arora as Young Jyothi
  • Andrea Jeremiah as "Raani" Eeshwari, Rajasekhar's late wife, Samikannu's love interest
  • 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 (posthumously)
  • Yogi Babu as Abhishek, a thief, Saravanan's friend
  • 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
  • Nalini as Sarala, Rajasekhar and Mynavathi's elder sister, Hema's mother, Ravi's mother-in-law, Shalu's grandmother
  • Cell Murugan as Manickam, Money lender's assistant
  • Manobala as Pencil, a thief, Abhishek's assistant
  • Vela Ramamoorthy as Saamiyaadi, and Samikannu's father
  • Ovi Bhandarkar as Shalu, Sarala's granddaughter, Ravi and Hema's daughter
  • Amit Bhargav as Samikannu, Eeshwari's lover, Saamiyaadi's son
  • Vincent Ashokan as Durai, a driver, Jyothi’s biological father
  • Vichu Vishwanath as Kaali, a gardener
  • Kulappulli Leela as Valliamma, a cook
  • Madhusudan Rao as Vallimalai Swamiji
  • TSR Srinivasan as Poosari, the Temple Priest
  • Sri Ganesh as IAS Collector
Cameo appearances
  • Hariharan as a devotional singer in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"
  • Shankar Mahadevan as a devotional singer in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"
  • C. Sathya in the song "Theeyaga Thondri"


Aranmanai 4

Telugu version[12]
Cameo appearance


Character identification

Character(s) Film(s)
Aranmanai
(2014) 		Aranmanai 2
(2016) 		Aranmanai 3
(2021) 		Aranmanai 4 / Baak
(2024)
Recurring lead
Sundar C
Recurring lead's lover Raai Laxmi Poonam Bajwa Sakshi Agarwal
Male lead Vinay Rai Siddharth Arya
Female lead Andrea Jeremiah Trisha Krishnan
Raashii Khanna
Spirit
Hansika Motwani
 Andrea Jeremiah Tamannaah Bhatia
Spirit's lover Vinay Rai Vaibhav Reddy Amit Bhargav Santhosh Prathap
Spirit possessed Andrea Jeremiah Trisha Krishnan, Sundar C Arya
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Villain(s) Saravanan Radha Ravi, Subbu Panchu Sampath Raj, Vincent Asokan Ramachandra Raju
Comedian(s) Santhanam, Kovai Sarala, Manobala Soori, Manobala, Kovai Sarala Manobala, Nalini, Yogi Babu, Vivek, Myna Nandhini Kovai Sarala, Yogi Babu / Vennela Kishore, VTV Ganesh / Srinivasa Reddy, Singampuli
Child Artist(s) Priya Nithin Manivannan Veronika Arora, Ovi Bhandarkar Deva Nandha, Sanjay
Cameo appearances K. Sivasankar, Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Manikka Vinayagam Khushbu Sundar, Hiphop Tamizha Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, C. Sathya Khusbhu Sundar, Simran

Creative and technical crew

Occupation Film
Aranmanai
(2014) 		Aranmanai 2
(2016) 		Aranmanai 3
(2021) 		Aranmanai 4 / Baak
(2024)
Director
Sundar C
Producer D. Dinesh Karthick Khushbu Sundar Khushbu Sundar, Sundar C, A. C. S. Arunkumar, A. C. Shanmugam Khushbu Sundar, Sundar C, A. C. Shanmugam, 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 N. B. Srikanth Fenny Oliver
Composer Bharadwaj, Karthik Raja (score) Hiphop Tamizha C. Sathya Hiphop Tamizha
Production Company Vision i Medias Avni Cinemax Avni Cinemax, Benzz Media (P) Ltd.

Music

Aranmanai

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Katthi Parvakkaari"AnnamalaiKarthik, Surmukhi Raman4:34
2."Peeche Peeche"Pa. VijayM. M. Manasi, Surmukhi Raman, Monisha4:24
3."Petromax Light"Pa. VijayVelmurugan, Hariharasudhan4:52
4."Sonnathu Sonnathu"Pa. VijayHarini, Sadhana Sargam4:58
5."Unnaye Enniye"PiraisoodanAnanthu, Mukesh Mohamed, M. L. R. Karthikeyan6:00
Total length:24:48

Aranmanai 2

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Party With The Pei"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha, Kharesma Ravichandran3:35
2."Maayaa Maayaa"VivekKailash Kher, Padmalatha4:20
3."Poraadaa Poraadaa"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha3:38
4."Kuchi Mittai"Hiphop TamizhaAnthony Daasan4:12
5."Amma" (the Amman song)PiraisoodanMalathi Lakshman, Hiphop Tamizha, Vishnupriya Ravi, Anthony Daasan4:40
6."Aranmanai 2" (Instrumental) Hiphop Tamizha2:31
Total length:22:56

Aranmanai 3

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ratatapata"ArivuArivu, Ranina Reddy3:24
2."Rasavaachiye"Mohan RajanSid Sriram3:24
3."Lojakku Mojakku"Mohan RajanMukesh Mohamed3:38
4."Sengaandhale"Pa. VijayReema4:59
5."Theeyaga Thondri"Nattu Raja DuraiShankar Mahadevan, Hariharan4:47
Total length:20:11

Aranmanai 4

Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Achacho"Vignesh SrikanthKharesma Ravichandran, Srinisha Jayaseelan3:13
2."Jo Jo"Ko SeshaMeenakshi Ilayaraja3:26
3."Amman"MuthamilAruna Ravindran, V. M. Mahalingam4:41
4."Oyile Oyile"Ko SeshaKaushik Krish, Snigdha Chandra2:38
5."Ghost Theme" Hiphop Tamizha2:35
Total length:16:33
Telugu
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Panchuko"RaghaviSahithi3:09
2."Jo Jo"Bharathi BabuSaindhavi3:24
3."Amma"SahithiKavitha Gopi, Deepak Blue4:39
4."Ghost Theme" Hiphop Tamizha2:35
Total length:13:47

Home media

Films Satellite Rights Digital Rights Ref.
Aranmanai Sun TV Sun NXT [14][15]
Aranmanai 2 Sun TV Sun NXT [16][17]
Aranmanai 3 Kalaignar TV ZEE5 [18][19]
Aranmanai 4 Star Vijay Disney+ Hotstar [4]

Other releases

Original release Telugu release Hindi release Ref.
Aranmanai Chandrakala Rajmahal [20]
19 September 2014 19 December 2014 5 September 2014
Aranmanai 2 Kalavathi Rajmahal 2 [21]
29 January 2016
Aranmanai 3 Anthahpuram Aranmanai 3 [22]
14 October 2021
Aranmanai 4 Baak Aranmanai 4 [23][24]
3 May 2024 3 May 2024 31 May 2024

Box office

Films Budget Box office Ref.
Aranmanai ₹12 crore ₹64 crore [25]
Aranmanai 2 — ₹16.08 crore[a] [26]
Aranmanai 3 ₹22 crore ₹55 crore [27]
Aranmanai 4 ₹40 crore ₹100.50 crore [28][29]

Notes

  1. ^ Final figure not available

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