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{{Short description|2017 Indian film by Hari Krishna}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Aaram Vetrumai
| image = Aaram Vetrumai.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Release poster
| native_name = 
| director = Hari Krishna
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
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| producer = R. Balachander
| starring = Ajay<br />Gopika
| narrator =
| cinematography = Arivazhagan
| editing =
| music = [[Ganesh Raghavendra]]
| studio = Srimuthamil Lakshmi Moviemakers
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|9|8}}
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| country = India
| language = Tamil
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'''''Aaram Vetrumai''''' ({{Translation|Sixth [[Grammatical case|case]]}}) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language historical adventure film directed by Hari Krishna and produced by R. Balachander. The film stars Ajay and Gopika, while Umashree, [[Yogi Babu]], and Azhagu play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Ganesh Raghavendra]] with cinematography by Arivazhagan.

The film was released on 8 September 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=4 September 2017 |title=Kollywood gets a bumper September, 26 movies set to release this month |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kollywood-gets-a-bumper-september-26-movies-set-to-release-this-month4826877/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909174834/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/kollywood-gets-a-bumper-september-26-movies-set-to-release-this-month4826877/ |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> It has a similar premise to ''[[Apocalypto]]'' (2006).<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2017 |title=A Tamil film inspired by Apocalypto |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2017/Jul/26/a-tamil-film-inspired-by-apocalypto-1318.html |access-date=23 February 2025 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 July 2017 |title=ఆదిమానవులు ఇతివృత్తంగా అరమ్‌వేట్రుమై |trans-title=Aaram Vetrumai picture of a human being that makes the human being alive |url=https://m.sakshi.com/news/movies/aaram-vetrumai-picture-of-a-human-being-that-makes-the-human-being-alive-495255 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909174833/https://m.sakshi.com/news/movies/aaram-vetrumai-picture-of-a-human-being-that-makes-the-human-being-alive-495255 |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]] |language=te}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*Ajay
*Gopika
*Umashree
*[[Yogi Babu]]
* Azhagu as village chieftain
*[[Suryakanth]]
* Cheran Raj
*[[Nellai Siva]]
*[[Bonda Mani]]

== Production ==
Ajay had been planning to produce the film since 2014. He went through rigorous training for six months to get his body fit to portray a tribal. The film was shot in the forests of [[Athirappilly]], [[Sathyamangalam]] and [[Talakona]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=4 August 2014 |title=Taking a Walk Along the Wild Side of History |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/aug/04/taking-a-walk-along-the-wild-side-of-history-643706.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909174834/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/aug/04/Taking-a-Walk-Along-the-Wild-Side-of-History-643706.html |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 July 2014 |title=ஆறாம் வேற்றுமை |trans-title=Aaram Vetrumai |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1438/Aaram-Vettrumai/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909174834/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1438/Aaram-Vettrumai/ |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> The film is about aboriginals who lived nine hundred years ago.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 August 2017 |title=ஆறாம் வேற்றுமை |trans-title=Aaram Vetrumai preview |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/preview/2017/08/09133932/1101336/Aaram-Vetrumai-Movie-Preview.vpf?infinitescroll=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909174835/https://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/preview/2017/08/09133932/1101336/Aaram-Vetrumai-Movie-Preview.vpf?infinitescroll=1 |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=[[Maalai Malar]]  |language=ta}}</ref>

== Reception ==
A critic from ''Chennai Vision'' praised Ajay's dialogue-less performance and added that Gopika's performance was "decent" while the music was "average". The critic concluded that "On the whole, ''Aaram Vetrumai'' is a different attempt by Hari Krishna and team".<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2017  |title=Aaram Vetrumai Tamil Movie Review |url=https://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/aaram-vetrumai-tamil-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909174833/https://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/aaram-vetrumai-tamil-movie-review/ |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=9 September 2022 |website=Chennai Vision}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Maalai Malar]]'' called the film "beautiful".<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2017 |title=ஆறாம் வேற்றுமை விமர்சனம் |trans-title=Aaram Vetrumai review |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/movie-review/cinema/review/2017/09/11184748/1107518/Aaram-Vettrumai-movie-review.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909174833/https://www.maalaimalar.com/movie-review/cinema/review/2017/09/11184748/1107518/Aaram-Vettrumai-movie-review.vpf |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=9 September 2022 |website=[[Maalai Malar]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt7919770}}

[[Category:Indian historical adventure films]]
[[Category:2017 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2017 Indian films]]

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