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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Aranyakam<br />
| image = Aranyakam.jpg<br />
| alt = Theatrical poster of the film, Aranyakam, portraying Devan and Saleema.<br />
| caption = Theatrical poster<br />
| director = [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]]<br />
| producer = B. Shashi Kumar<br />
| writer = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --><br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Saleema]] <br/>[[Devan (actor)|Devan]]<br/>[[Vineeth]]<br/>[[Nedumudi Venu]]<br/>[[Jagannatha Varma]]<br/>Parvathi<br/>[[Bahadoor]]<br/>Sukumari<br />
| music = [[Raghunath Seth]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]<br />
| editing = [[M. S. Mani (film editor)|M. S. Mani]]<br />
| studio = Mudra Films<br />
| distributor = Mudra Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|1988|12|8|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
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'''''Aranyakam''''' ([[Malayalam]]:ആരണ്യകം, [[English language|English]]:Forest) is a 1988 [[Malayalam film]], directed by [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]], written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and starring Saleema, [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] and [[Vineeth]].<ref name="popcorn"/><ref name="imdb">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230003/ imdb.com]</ref> The film was produced by B. Sasikumar.<ref name="popcorn">[https://archive.today/20130218091043/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/movie-cast/8177/aranyakam.html popcorn.oneindia.in]</ref> The music was composed by [[Raghunath Seth]], with lyrics by [[O. N. V. Kurup]] and vocals by [[K. J. Yesudas]] and [[K. S. Chitra]].<ref name="popcorn" /> It is about a teenage girl named Ammini who likes to visit forests and has a hobby of writing imaginary letters to famous people. Actress Saleema memorably portrays Ammini. She remains one of the few quirky female characters in Malayalam cinema till date.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film handles the issue of exploitation of [[Adivasi]]s by feudal lords, and that of [[Naxalite|Naxalism]] which attempts to resist and counter this, and of how the feudal lords use the "system" to suppress the resistance. The film speaks through the eyes of protagonist Ammini ([[Saleema]]), a 16 old girl whose life takes a turn when Mohan ([[Vineeth]]), who has love interest on her and a stranger ([[Devan (actor)|Devan]]), who inspires her and believes in her brilliance unlike everyone else, enters her life. The latter turns out to be a Naxalite who has been conspiring to kill her uncle, a feudal lord ([[Jagannatha Varma]]), who has been exploiting the tribal community in the area for his own personal interests.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Saleema]] as Ammini, the protagonist who aspires to be a writer<br />
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as a stranger / [[naxalite|naxal]] activist <br />
* [[Vineeth]] as Mohan, cousin of the protagonist, and a research scholar who does academic research on [[Adivasi]]s<br />
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as a feudal lord and grandfather of the protagonist<br />
* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Madhavan Nair, a feudal lord and a relative of the protagonist<br />
* [[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]] as Shailaja, a cousin of the protagonist<br />
* [[Balan K. Nair]] as Ravunni, a police officer<br />
* [[Bahadoor]] as Nanu, house keeper at the feudal home<br />
* [[Prathapachandran]] as Nambiar<br />
* [[Captain Raju]] as a police officer<br />
* [[Sukumari]] as Madhavan Nair's wife<br />
*[[Valsala Menon]] as Nambiar's wife<br />
* Deepthi<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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{{Track listing<br />
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| extra_column = Artist(s)<br />
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| all_lyrics = [[O. N. V. Kurup]]<br />
| all_music = [[Raghunath Seth]]<br />
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| title1 = Athmaavil Muttivilichathu<br />
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]<br />
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| title2 = Olichirikkaan Vallikkudilonnorukki<br />
| extra2 = [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
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| title3 = Thaarakale<br />
| extra3 = K. S. Chithra<br />
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| title4 = Thanichirikkaan Ivide Enikkkoru<br />
| note4 = Slow<br />
| extra4 = K. S. Chithra<br />
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}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0230003}}<br />
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[[Category:1988 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Hariharan]]<br />
[[Category:Films about Naxalism]]<br />
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