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{{Short description|2014 Indian film by Sundar C}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Aranmanai Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sundar C]]
| producer = D. Dinesh Karthick
| writer = [[Venkat Raghavan]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Sundar C
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
* Sundar C
* S.B.Ramadoss}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
* Sundar C
* [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]]
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
* [[Hansika Motwani]]
* [[Andrea Jeremiah]]
* [[Raai Laxmi]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
* [[Bharadwaj (composer)|Bharadwaj]] {{small|(original)}}
* [[Karthik Raja]] {{small|(background score)}}}}
| cinematography = [[U. K. Senthil Kumar]]
| editing = [[N. B. Srikanth|Srikanth N.B.]]
| studio = Vision i Medias
| distributor = {{plainlist|
* [[Thenandal Studio Limited|Sri Thenandal Films]]
* [[Red Giant Movies]]}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|09|19}}
| runtime = 161 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = {{INR|12 [[crore]]}}<ref name = Hindu />
| gross = {{estimated}} {{INR|22 crore}}<ref name = Hindu />
}}

'''''Aranmanai''''' ({{translation|Palace}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy horror]] film directed by [[Sundar C]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2014 |title=Sundar C's 'Aranmanai' first look poster revealed! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-s-aranmanai-first-look-poster-revealed-news-tamil-ofmjDchghbc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513035537/http://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-s-aranmanai-first-look-poster-revealed-news-tamil-ofmjDchghbc.html |archive-date=13 May 2014 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Produced by Vision i Medias, it is the first film in the [[Aranmanai (film series)|''Aranmanai'' series]]. Loosely based on ''[[Aayiram Jenmangal]]'' (1978), the film features an [[ensemble cast]] including Sundar, [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]], [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]], [[Hansika Motwani]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]], and [[Raai Laxmi]]. In the film, a family returns to their hometown to sell their ancestral palace, but their arrival is marked by supernatural events, and a relative of the family decides to uncover the truth.

''Filming for Aranmanai'' took place between September 2013 and January 2014, while post-production took place over the next several months. The film was released on 19 September 2014 and became a commercial success. The first of three successors, ''[[Aranmanai 2]]'' was released 2016.

== Plot ==
In a village, Ayyanar leads a group of people to clean a palace whose owners plan to sell it. At night, the cook is frightened by some supernatural being in the palace and disappears.

The next day, an estranged Eshwari returns to the village with her husband Kesavan and son Muliankannan, along with her older brother and his daughter, Maya. The pair, and their late elder brother's son Murali and his new wife Madhavi, have gathered to sell their palace off to Ayyanar. Meanwhile, Paalsamy sneaks into the palace disguised as a [[cook (profession)|cook]] to find a photo that is the sole evidence that he is also an [[inheritance|heir]] to the palace so Paalsamy can claim his share of the money. Strange events begin to happen during their stay at the palace. Madhavi sees a servant's daughter talking to a mysterious girl called Selvi, who no one else can see. The girl's mother explains that she is mentally impaired. Mishaps continue to happen, delaying the sale of the palace and the family extend their stay. Meanwhile, two other servants go missing. Ravi, Madhavi's elder brother, visits the palace to meet his sister. Later, Madhavi and Maya tell Ravi of the strange happenings, so Ravi sets up cameras around the palace with Maya's help.

While watching the camera feed, Ravi sees a worker backing away from something, but the camera's feed suddenly dies. At the same time, a [[Fortune-telling|fortune teller]] in front of the house runs away in terror after seeing something. On the next day, the police find the bodies of the missing servants in a local pond. Ravi is shocked and visits the fortune teller, who reveals he witnessed a woman possessed by a vengeful spirit kill a worker. The fortune teller gives him an egg and informs him that when the possessed person is near the egg, the egg will spin. To Ravi's horror, the egg reacts to Madhavi. Since the little girl always speaks of a woman named Selvi, Ravi sets out to investigate. Ayyanar becomes angry when mentioned about Selvi, who stole the temple's jewels and ran away from the village. However, Selvi's friend Ramya tells Ravi that Selvi is a good person, not a thief, and narrates her flashback.

'''Past''': A few years back, before his marriage, Murali came to the village and fell in love with Selvi. Selvi also likes him, but she is a girl often possessed by the goddess and predicts the future. Wishing to maintain her holiness and wary of the difference in their statuses and lifestyles, she is reluctant to accept his confession. Murali planned to depart the village that morning and asked her to meet him at the palace if she wanted to join him. With Ramya's encouragement, Selvi leaves to confess her love to Murali but disappears before reaching him.

'''Present''': As per Ravi's plan, Ramya comes to meet the possessed Madhavi. Selvi, recognising Ramya, tells her all that happened that day. It had been Ayyanar and his friends who had stolen and replaced the temple jewellery with fakes. When Selvi had touched one of the fakes, she received a premonition and confronted the culprits. When they attacked her, she fled to Murali but narrowly missed him. Ayyanar and his accomplices, the dead servants, killed and buried her inside the palace.

Selvi tells Ramya that she intends to live on with Murali in Madhavi's body. As that day is auspicious, if Murali and Madhavi get intimate, no one can ever drive her out of Madhavi's body. If they cannot consummate their relationship, she will kill Murali so that they will be together in death. After hearing the story, Ravi meets a priest who says there are only two ways to stop Selvi: use a powerful emotion to bring Madhavi to her senses or bring Murali to the river junction where a holy ritual will take place, generating a powerful energy that will lay Selvi to rest. The palace inhabitants disturb Selvi's attempts to become intimate with Murali. Meanwhile, Ravi attempts to find a way to bring Murali to the river junction without tipping off Selvi. Meanwhile, Selvi puts Murali into a trance so that she can track down and kill Ayyanar.

While she is gone, the priest and Ravi try to bring Murali out of his trance and take him to the river, but Selvi returns and attempts to stop them. The priest traps her in a fire circle, and Ravi flees with Murali. Selvi escapes and follows them, and Ravi's car overturns and falls into the river. Selvi tries to drown Murali, but Ravi tells Madhavi is [[pregnancy|pregnant]] and brings her to her senses briefly. At the same time, the priests complete the ritual at the river, and its power finally severs Selvi's possession. Madhavi returns to her senses. Selvi disappears, and Madhavi and Murali reunite. Ravi also unites with Maya in the end. And when they all pose for a photograph in front of the palace, a zoomed-in shot shows a ghostly figure moving near a palace window, implying that Selvi has returned to the palace.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sundar C]] as Adv. Ravi
* [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]] as Murali, Madhavi's husband and Selvi's former lover in the past.
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Paalsamy, a thief who enters the palace as a cook
* [[Hansika Motwani]] as Selvi, a village girl and Murali's former lover in the past who get killed by Ayyanar. ([[Voice-over|Voice dubbed]] by [[Savitha Reddy]])
* [[Andrea Jeremiah]] as Madhavi, Ravi's sister and Murali's wife who get possessed by Selvi's spirit
* [[Raai Laxmi]] as Maya, Sivaraman's daughter and Ravi's love interest ([[Voice-over|Voice dubbed]] by Renuka Kathir)
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Eshwari
* [[Manobala]] as Kesavan, Eshwari's husband
* [[Nithin Sathya]] as Mulian Kannan, Eshwari's and Kesavan's son
* [[Meera Krishnan]] as Lakshmi, Murali's mother
* [[Chitra Lakshmanan]] as Sivaraman
* [[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]] as Ayyanar
* Kota Srinivasa Rao as Swamiji
* Baby Priya as Meena
* [[Ganeshkar]] as Nallamuthu
* [[Swaminathan]] as Nachimithu
* Akila as Ramya, Selvi's unblood sister
* [[Yogi Babu]] as Sagidi, a fortune teller
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Chairman Paramasivam
* [[Kadhal Dhandapani]] as Rangan
* [[Vichu Vishwanath]] as Samikannu
* [[Gowtham Sundararajan]] as Inspector Ramkumar
;Cameo appearances
* [[Manikka Vinayagam]] as a devotional singer in "Unnaye Enniye"
* [[Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram]] as a devotional singer in "Unnaye Enniye"
* [[K. Sivasankar|Sivasankar]] as a devotional singer in "Unnaye Enniye"
* [[Aarthi Ganeshkar]] as Aarthi
}}

== Production ==
[[Sundar C]] stated that he initially felt the horror genre would only appeal to men, but seeing how his family enjoyed a horror film, he was inspired to make one which became ''Aranmanai''.<ref name="humorous">{{Cite web |last=Saraswathi |first=S. |date=18 September 2014 |title=Aranmanai is a humorous supernatural thriller |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aranmanai-is-a-humorous-supernatural-thriller-south/20140918.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603042959/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aranmanai-is-a-humorous-supernatural-thriller-south/20140918.htm |archive-date=3 June 2016 |access-date=10 November 2025 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Hansika Motwani]] confirmed in September 2013 that she had signed the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2013 |title=Hansika confirms Sundar C's 'Aranmanai'! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/hansika-confirms-sundar-cs-aranmanai-news-tamil-njjmCOcihab.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912034516/http://www.sify.com/movies/hansika-confirms-sundar-cs-aranmanai-news-tamil-njjmCOcihab.html |archive-date=12 September 2013 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> She also stated she plays the main lead and that the story revolves around her character,<ref name="Times">{{Cite web |date=10 September 2013 |title=Hansika confirms Sundar C's flick |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Hansika-confirms-Sundar-Cs-flick/articleshow/22452336.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913062045/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-10/news-interviews/41936048_1_sundar-c-hansika-tvsk |archive-date=13 September 2013 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> which was later reported to be a woman with supernatural powers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2014 |title=Hansika Motwani goes totally desi in 'Aranmanai' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140518/entertainment-kollywood/article/hansika-motwani-goes-totally-desi-aranmanai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134638/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140518/entertainment-kollywood/article/hansika-motwani-goes-totally-desi-aranmanai |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Ragini Dwivedi]] had initially signed up for the film,<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2013 |title=Ragini is now the girl with the snake tattoo |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Ragini-is-now-the-girl-with-the-snake-tattoo/articleshow/21954250.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824184056/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-22/news-interviews/41436770_1_ragini-dwivedi-upendra-basavanna |archive-date=24 August 2013 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> but was later replaced by [[Raai Laxmi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2013 |title=Andrea gets busy in Kollywood |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Andrea-gets-busy-in-Kollywood/articleshow/23724064.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128162633/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Andrea-gets-busy-in-Kollywood/articleshow/23724064.cms |archive-date=28 November 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

Filming started in late September 2013 at [[Pollachi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2013 |title=Why is Hansika nervous? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Why-is-Hansika-nervous/articleshow/23645125.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010063739/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-07/news-interviews/42793781_1_hansika-tvsk-sundar-c |archive-date=10 October 2013 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmi |first=V |date=16 November 2013 |title=Sundar C shoots his Aranmanai in an 'aranmanai' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Sundar-C-shoots-his-Aranmanai-in-an-aranmanai/articleshow/25826803.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630185409/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Sundar-C-shoots-his-Aranmanai-in-an-aranmanai/articleshow/25826803.cms |archive-date=30 June 2016 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en |quote=Director Sundar C started shooting for his next project, Aranmanai, a couple of months ago |access-date=7 March 2026 }}</ref> The film largely takes place in a palace, for which a set created by [[Mohan Babu]] in Hyderabad was used.<ref name="NIE">{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Rinku |date=19 May 2014 |title=A Big Family House is the Heroine in Horror-Comedy Film Aranmanai |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/A-Big-Family-House-is-the-Heroine-in-Horror-Comedy-Film-Aranmanai/2014/05/19/article2232208.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208075255/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/A-Big-Family-House-is-the-Heroine-in-Horror-Comedy-Film-Aranmanai/2014/05/19/article2232208.ece |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> ₹2 crore were spent for renovating the palace, in which 70 per cent of the film was shot.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2014 |title='Aranmanai' does not have a hero-heroine formula: Sundar. C |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140513/entertainment-kollywood/article/aranmanai-does-not-have-hero-heroine-formula-sundar-c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133953/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140513/entertainment-kollywood/article/aranmanai-does-not-have-hero-heroine-formula-sundar-c |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> Sundar revealed the film would feature over an hour of [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI).<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2014 |title='Aranmanai' has over an hour of graphics |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Aranmanai-has-over-an-hour-of-graphics/articleshow/35422467.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926045608/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Aranmanai-has-over-an-hour-of-graphics/articleshow/35422467.cms |archive-date=26 September 2014 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref> Filming was completed in January 2014, while post-production took over six months due to the extensive CGI.<ref name="humorous" />

== Music ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Bharadwaj (composer)|Bharadwaj]] and [[Karthik Raja]] composed the background score.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2014 |title=Aranmanai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/75QyF4Ln0SHE6Aqe5ur7ss |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114013159/https://open.spotify.com/album/75QyF4Ln0SHE6Aqe5ur7ss |archive-date=14 January 2019 |access-date=16 May 2024 |website=[[Spotify]] |language=en}}</ref>

<section begin="tracks" />{{track listing|
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:48
| title1 = Katthi Parvakkaari
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Surmukhi Raman]]
| lyrics1 = Annamalai
| length1 = 4:34
| title2 = Peeche Peeche
| extra2 = [[M. M. Manasi]], [[Surmukhi Raman]], Monisha
| lyrics2 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| length2 = 4:24
| title3 = Petromax Light
| extra3 = [[Velmurugan]], Hariharasudhan
| lyrics3 = Pa. Vijay
| length3 = 4:52
| title4 = Sonnathu Sonnathu
| extra4 = [[Harini (singer)|Harini]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| lyrics4 = Pa. Vijay
| length4 = 4:58
| title5 = Unnaye Enniye
| extra5 = [[Ananthu (singer)|Ananthu]], [[Mukesh Mohamed]], M. L. R. Karthikeyan
| lyrics5 = [[Piraisoodan]]
| length5 = 6:00
}}<section end="tracks" />

== Release ==
The Tamil Nadu distribution rights of ''Aranmanai'' were bought by [[Thenandal Studio Limited|Sri Thenandal Films]] which jointly released the film with [[Red Giant Movies]] on 19 September 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2014 |title='Aranmanai' is ready for release |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aranmanai-is-ready-for-release-news-tamil-ojnjOmdhhahhc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913165447/http://www.sify.com/movies/aranmanai-is-ready-for-release-news-tamil-ojnjOmdhhahhc.html |archive-date=13 September 2014 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
M Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote, "This is kitchen sink filmmaking but there is an assurance in how it is done. The film also feels somewhat overlong but the director manages to keep things moving that we just go with the flow. The visual effects are tacky and often excessive while the performances are functional...but then, the film doesn't take itself too seriously and so, we are able to overlook these niggles, and just about enjoy the ride".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Suganth |first=M |date=19 September 2014 |title=Aranmanai |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Aranmanai/movie-review/42926530.cms |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028044207/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Aranmanai/movie-review/42926530.cms |archive-date=28 October 2014 |access-date=17 September 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' gave 3 stars and called it "a film which entertains you with its Sundar's signature style of slapstick comedy combined with some scary moments".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=20 September 2014 |title=Movie review 'Aranmanai': A rather curious film purported to be a horror show |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140920/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-aranmanai-film-which-entertains-you-slapstick |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162528/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140920/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-aranmanai-film-which-entertains-you-slapstick |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' wrote, "The horror scenes have been thoughtfully crafted and the principal cast punctuates the thrilling moments with great timing. Tactfully, he (Sundar) has had made a mirch masala from films like ''[[Chandramukhi]]'', ''[[Arundhati (2009 film)|Arundhathi]]'' and ''[[Aayiram Jenmangal]]''".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prakash |first=R S |date=19 September 2014 |title=Movie review: Aranmanai |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Aranmanai/articleshow/42922227.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110235052/http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-review-Aranmanai/articleshow/42922227.cms |archive-date=10 November 2016 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |language=en}}</ref>

''[[Sify]]'' wrote, "The commercial elements comedy, horror and glamour has been mixed in the right proposition by the writer and director. What works is a riveting performance by Hansika, along with comedy track of Santhanam & Co; and is packaged as a fun entertainer by Sundar C".<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2014 |title=Aranmanai |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aranmanai-review-tamil-pcmbxGjaigjgf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711180808/http://www.sify.com/movies/aranmanai-review-tamil-pcmbxGjaigjgf.html |archive-date=11 July 2017 |access-date=5 January 2026 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> Sudhir Srinivasan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "What's truly scary about ''Aranmanai'' is how it brings nothing new to the horror genre...The film has a whole host of stereotypes associated with the horror genre in Tamil cinema...In many ways, ''Aranmanai'' is like a time machine. A few scenes into the film and you find yourself transported to the 80s".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=20 September 2014 |title=Aranmanai review: Scared by the clichés |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/aranmanai-review-scared-by-the-clichs/article6429517.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920113832/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/aranmanai-review-scared-by-the-clichs/article6429517.ece |archive-date=20 September 2014 |access-date=17 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Rediff.com]] wrote, "Sundar C seems to have let his fans down with this cliché-ridden supernatural thriller. The narration moves at a slow pace and horror moments are practically non-existent. Even the "Aranmanai", around which the entire story revolves, is not impressive".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saraswathi |first=S |date=19 September 2014 |title=Review: Aranmanai disappoints |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-aranmanai-disappoints/20140919.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923032445/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-aranmanai-disappoints/20140919.htm |archive-date=23 September 2014 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''Sify'' wrote that ''Aranmanai'' had grossed around ₹18 crore in two weeks at the Tamil Nadu box-office.<ref name="Sify">{{Cite web |date=7 October 2014 |title=The undoubted queen bee of Kollywood |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/the-undoubted-queen-bee-of-kollywood-news-tamil-okhkWnccfadbc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007134514/http://www.sify.com/movies/the-undoubted-queen-bee-of-kollywood-news-tamil-okhkWnccfadbc.html |archive-date=7 October 2014 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' estimated the film grossed ₹22 crore in total.<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite web |date=19 December 2014 |title=2014: When little gems outclassed big guns in southern cinema |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/2014-when-little-gems-outclassed-big-guns-in-southern-cinema/story-uGXHA2iNOCWMaAROHdIokK.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005111951/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/2014-when-little-gems-outclassed-big-guns-in-southern-cinema/story-uGXHA2iNOCWMaAROHdIokK.html |archive-date=5 October 2015 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Plagiarism allegations ==
The producer of the 1978 Tamil film ''Aayiram Jenmangal'', M. Muthuraman, approached City Civil court in Chennai claiming this film to be a remake of the 1978 film. The court appointed an advocate commissioner to verify the claims. The advocate commissioner on viewing both the films had stated that the plot, theme, storyline and structure were similar in both films. She also held that the script of both films were the same and most scenes were copied and replayed from ''Aayiram Jenmangal''. The report also stated that the viewer of ''Aranmanai'' would definitely get the impression that the film is the remake of ''Aayiram Jenmangal'' since they had considerable similarities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 January 2016 |title=Producers asked to settle Aranmanai row outside court |url=http://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2016/01/26233536/Producers-asked-to-settle-Aranmanai-row-outside-court.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128082835/http://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2016/01/26233536/Producers-asked-to-settle-Aranmanai-row-outside-court.vpf |archive-date=28 January 2016 |access-date=11 April 2016 |website=[[DT Next]]}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
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!Recipient(s)
!Result
!{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[4th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|Best Actress – Tamil
|[[Hansika Motwani]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations |url=http://www.siima.in/nominations/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823031215/http://www.siima.in/nominations/ |archive-date=23 August 2015 |access-date=7 March 2026 |website=[[South Indian International Movie Awards]] |language=en}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 August 2015 |title=SIIMA Awards 2015 Tamil winners list |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/SIIMA-Awards-2015-Tamil-winners-list/articleshow/48399961.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811003923/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/SIIMA-Awards-2015-Tamil-winners-list/articleshow/48399961.cms |archive-date=11 August 2015 |access-date=7 March 2026 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Telugu|Best Comedian]]
|[[Kovai Sarala]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|SICA Awards
|Best Actor Female – Tamil
|[[Andrea Jeremiah]]
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamil Awards Sica Awards 2015 |url=https://www.nettv4u.com/about/Tamil/awards/sica-awards-2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224155503/https://nettv4u.com/about/Tamil/awards/sica-awards-2015 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |access-date=24 February 2022 |website=Nettv4u |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards]]
|Best Comedian – Female
|Kovai Sarala
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite news |date=8 January 2015 |title=ஆனந்த விகடன் விருதுகள் 2014 |url=http://www.vikatan.com/article.php?track=prnxt&mid=module&aid=102483 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517081734/http://www.vikatan.com/article.php?track=prnxt&mid=module&aid=102483 |archive-date=17 May 2017 |access-date=7 March 2026 |work=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
|[[62nd Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil|Best Supporting Actress]]
|Kovai Sarala
|{{Nominated}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2015 |title=Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607040009/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405.html |archive-date=7 June 2015 |access-date=7 March 2026 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[9th Vijay Awards]]
|[[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|Kovai Sarala
|{{Nominated}}
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzLHeS_VKLw |title=9th Annual Vijay Awards (2015) Episode 1 |date=9 July 2015 |publisher=[[Star Vijay|Vijay Television]] |access-date=7 March 2026 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9FUG6zYX7g |title=9th Annual Vijay Awards (2015) Episode 2 |date=9 July 2015 |publisher=[[Star Vijay|Vijay Television]] |access-date=7 March 2026 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|[[Vijay Award for Best Comedian|Best Comedian]]
|[[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Vijay Award for Favourite Film|Favourite Film]]
|''Aranmanai''
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Vijay Award for Favourite Director|Favourite Director]]
|[[Sundar C]]
|{{Nominated}}
|}

== Franchise ==
{{further|Aranmanai (film series)}}
The success of ''Aranmanai'' spawned a film series consisting of three more instalments released in [[Aranmanai 2|2016]], [[Aranmanai 3|2021]] and [[Aranmanai 4|2024]]. None of the films share continuity, only repeating the themes of the first film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CR |first=Sharanya |date=27 January 2016 |title=Aranmani 2, a colourful horror film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmani-2-a-colourful-horror-film/articleshow/50730518.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313012959/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmani-2-a-colourful-horror-film/articleshow/50730518.cms |archive-date=13 March 2016 |access-date=10 November 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 2024 |title='Aranmanai 4' trailer: Sundar C promises to deliver an entertaining horror-comedy film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmanai-4-trailer-sundar-c-promises-to-deliver-an-entertaining-horror-comedy-film/articleshow/108901151.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330131251/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmanai-4-trailer-sundar-c-promises-to-deliver-an-entertaining-horror-comedy-film/articleshow/108901151.cms |archive-date=30 March 2024 |access-date=10 November 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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Aranmanai - Revision history

Rockybhai3 at 19:28, 17 March 2026