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{{Short description|2014 Indian film by S. N. Duraisingh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Aalamaram film poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| native_name = 
| director = S. N. Duraisingh
| writer = S. N. Duraisingh
| screenplay =
| story =
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| producer = Sarvesh
| starring = Hemanth Kumar<br />[[Avanthika Mohan]]
| narrator =
| cinematography = K. S. Udhayashankar
| editing = KMK Palanivel
| music = Ramjeevan
| studio = Peacock Motion Picture
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|10|10|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday Fury – October 10 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-october-10-news-tamil-okklvrijagafg.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010170919/http://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-october-10-news-tamil-okklvrijagafg.html |archive-date=10 October 2014 |access-date=10 October 2014 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
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'''''Aalamaram''''' ({{Translation|[[Banyan]] tree}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[supernatural thriller film]] directed by S. N. Duraisingh and starring Hemanth Kumar and [[Avanthika Mohan]].

==Plot==
''Aalamaram'' refers to a banyan tree on the border of a village in [[Madurai district]]. The locals believe that the former village head, Karuthapaandi's, ghost still persists in the tree and so everyone avoids going near that tree, which is near a temple.

Malarkodi goes to the temple to do some [[poojas]] for her marriage. Malarkodi falls in love with Karthik, a stage artiste, and they meet each other under the banyan tree.

Meanwhile, Karthik's friend Sadaiyan takes money from two local goons and gives them a false promise that Malarkodi will marry one of them. After knowing the truth that Malarkodi is in love with Karthik, the goons plan to take revenge. How Karthik and Malarkodi escape forms the rest of the story.<ref name="I">{{Cite web |date=10 October 2014 |title=Aalamaram |url=http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/10/10164457/Aalamaram.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012210328/http://www.iflicks.in/Review/2014/10/10164457/Aalamaram.vpf |archive-date=12 October 2014 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]}}</ref>

==Cast==
*Hemanth Kumar as Karthik
*[[Avanthika Mohan]] as Malarkodi
* Meiyappan as Sadaiyan
* Arumugam
* Thavasi

== Production ==
The film marked the directorial debut of K. N. Duraisingh, who used to work as an assistant to [[K. Bhagyaraj]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vandhana |date=1 October 2014 |title=Aalamaram In October |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/aalamaram-in-october/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613081610/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/aalamaram-in-october/ |archive-date=13 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=Silverscreen India}}</ref> Malayalam actress [[Avantika Mohan]] made her Tamil debut through this film.<ref name="N">{{Cite web |last=Vasudevan |first=Shilpa Kappur |date=16 October 2014 |title=When Kollywood Called |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2014/oct/16/when-kollywood-called-672293.html?botrequest=true& |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613081638/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2014/oct/16/when-kollywood-called-672293.html?botrequest=true& |archive-date=13 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Radhika C. |date=20 October 2014 |title=Avanthika Mohan is on a roll! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/avanthika-mohan-is-on-a-roll/articleshow/44886402.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613081647/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/avanthika-mohan-is-on-a-roll/articleshow/44886402.cms |archive-date=13 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> A [[banyan tree]] was reported to play a significant role in the film.<ref name="T">{{Cite web |date=18 June 2014 |title=Banyan tree plays the lead in this film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/banyan-tree-plays-the-lead-in-this-film/articleshow/36760211.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613081712/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/banyan-tree-plays-the-lead-in-this-film/articleshow/36760211.cms |archive-date=13 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film was shot in Madurai and [[Theni]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2014 |title=5 men and a Banyan |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/ru-and-alamaram-details-here.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329070348/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/ru-and-alamaram-details-here.html |archive-date=29 March 2019 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Ramjeevan composed five tracks for the film.<ref name="T" /> Lyrics by Nandalala and [[Pa. Vijay]].
*"Kuthu Rasikum" - [[Velmurugan]], Anitha, Soobie
*"Aalamara Kathada"
*"Thereri Vaararu" - [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Anuradha Sriram]], Soobie

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote that "Falling somewhere between a supernatural thriller and a romantic saga, the film is neither blood curdling, nor is it engaging in its intrigue and romance".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=11 October 2014 |title=Caught Between Horror and Romantic Genres |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/Oct/11/caught-between-horror-and-romantic-genres-670362.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613081625/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/Oct/11/caught-between-horror-and-romantic-genres-670362.html |archive-date=13 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "Despite so many events in the film occurring right under the nose of the ghost-infested tree, it remains completely unconcerned. This is either the most indolent ghost in all of Tamil cinema or the most indifferent. You can’t but have similar sentiments about the film’s writing too".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=9 October 2014 |title=Aalamaram: Banyan blah |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/aalamaram-review-banyan-blah/article6485305.ece |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925175348/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/aalamaram-review-banyan-blah/article6485305.ece |archive-date=25 September 2022 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Dina Thanthi|iFlicks]]'' wrote that "The director fails to capture the audience's attention. Even the love scenes are not pictured that effectively. "

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|13087244}}

[[Category:2014 Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s romantic thriller films]]
[[Category:2010s supernatural thriller films]]
[[Category:2014 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian supernatural thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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