Aruthu

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{{Infobox film
| name = Aruthu
| image = Aruthu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Ravi
| producer = Som Prakash
| writer =
| screenplay =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]
* [[M. G. Soman]]
}}
| music = [[G. Devarajan]]
| cinematography = Moorthi
| editing = Ravi
| studio = Sun Flower Productions
| distributor = Sun Flower Productions
| released = {{Film date|1976|03|26|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |access-date=10 May 2021 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |author-link=Film News Anandan}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Aruthu''''' ({{translation|Never}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film, directed by Ravi. The film stars [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]], [[M. G. Soman]] and [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[G. Devarajan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=685|title=Aruthu|accessdate=2014-10-06|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3740 |title=Aruthu |accessdate=2014-10-06 |publisher=malayalasangeetham.info |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009220607/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3740 |archivedate=9 October 2014 }}</ref> The film was a remake of the Hindi film ''[[Khel Khel Mein]]''.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Kamal Haasan]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/116/mode/2up?q=Aruthu |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |editor-last=Rajadhyaksha |editor-first=Ashish |page=116 |orig-year=1994 |editor-last2=Willemen |editor-first2=Paul}}</ref>
*[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]
*[[M. G. Soman]]
*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]
*[[Sankaradi]]
*[[Surasu]]
*[[P. A. Thomas]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
''Aruthu'' film produced by Som Prakash under production banner Sun Flower Productions.<ref name="Gazette">{{Cite web |date=8 January 1977 |title=Gazette of India, 1977, No. 337 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1977.337/page/n17/mode/2up?q=Aruthu |access-date=10 June 2021 |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]] |pages=520}}</ref> This film was shot in black-and-white. It was given an "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]]. The final length of the film was {{Convert|3333.74|metres|feet}}.<ref name=Gazette />

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[G. Devarajan]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/84/mode/2up?q=Aruthu |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |editor-last=Rajadhyaksha |editor-first=Ashish |page=84 |orig-year=1994 |editor-last2=Willemen |editor-first2=Paul}}</ref> and the lyrics were written by [[Yusufali Kechery]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aruthu Malayalam Film EP Vinyl Record by G Devarajan |work=mossymart.com |url=https://mossymart.com/product/aruthu-malayalam-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-g-devarajan/ |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Murali Madhu Murali" || [[P. Madhuri]] || [[Yusufali Kechery]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Nimishangal Nimishangal" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Yusufali Kechery ||
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0287924|Aruthu}}

[[Category:1976 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]

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