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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Arumugam<br />
| director = [[Suresh Krishna (director)|Suresh Krishna]]<br />
| writer = Rashid Premji<br />
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| starring = [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]<br>[[Priyamani]]<br>[[Ramya Krishnan]]<br>[[Saranya Mohan]]<br>Sathya<br>Sara Alambra<br>[[Karunas]]<br>[[Ilavarasu]]<br>[[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]]<br />
|producer = Chida.Shenbaga Kumar<br />
| studio = Kool Productions <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|9|25}}<br />
| distributor =Mannan Films<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Arumugam''''' ({{translation}} Six Faces) is a 2009 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Suresh Krishna (director)|Suresh Krishna]] and written by Rashid Premji. The film stars [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] and [[Priyamani]] in the lead roles, while [[Ramya Krishnan]], [[Saranya Mohan]], Sathya, and [[Karunas]], among others, play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The film released on 25 September 2009 and was panned by critics as well as audience. This movie was based on [[Rajinikanth]] starred movie ''[[Annaamalai]]'', which was released on 1992.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Arumugam ([[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]) is a Good Samaritan who makes a living selling idlis on a roadside platform shop along with his father ([[Ilavarasu]]), sister Mallika ([[Saranya Mohan]]) and sidekick ([[Karunas]]). Arumugam is in love with his childhood sweetheart Yamini ([[Priyamani]]) His best friend is the rich kid Karthik (Sathya), whose sister is an arrogant tycoon Malini Devi ([[Ramya Krishnan]]). She and her uncle ([[Pithamagan Mahadevan|Mahadevan]]) hates Karthik's deep bonding with Arumugam, who she finds to be below her stature. Malini, through her machinations, is able to separate the friends and bring Arumugam to the streets. Arumugam, after his mother's ([[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]]) grave is bulldozed and Mallika is humiliated, vows to bring Malini to the streets. Due to his hard work and smart moves, he becomes the richest man in the town and takes his revenge.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] as Arumugam<br />
*[[Priyamani]] as Yamini<br />
*[[Ramya Krishnan]] as Malini Devi<br />
*[[Saranya Mohan]] as Mallika (Arumugam's sister)<br />
*Sathya as Karthik (Arumugam's friend and Malini's brother)<br />
* Sara Alambara as Karthik's wife<br />
* [[Karunas]] as Arumugam's sidekick<br />
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Arumugam's father<br />
*[[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Arumugam's mother<br />
*[[Pithamagan Mahadevan]] as Malini's uncle<br />
*[[Mayilsamy]] O. C. Idly Customer<br />
*[[Abhinay]] as Karthik's lawyer<br />
*[[Manobala]]<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by [[Pa. Vijay]] and [[Perarasu]].<ref>[http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=82 Arumugam Tamil Movie Songs Download & Listen To Music By Deva – Listen High Quality mp3 Arumugam – Songs Free @]. Starmusiq.com. Retrieved 2017-03-27.</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || Aarumugam || Deva, [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || [[Perarasu]] || 05:11<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || Yamini || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]] || rowspan=5|[[Pa. Vijay]] || 05:43<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || Salona || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sonu Kakkar]] || 05:03<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || Endhan Rajadhi || [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]] || 03:11<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || Oru Poongatru || Mahalakshmi Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan || 03:23<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || Rendu Rendu || Suraj, [[Madhushree]] || 04:52<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film received negative reviews from critics who compared it with director's own film ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'' due to its similar plot.<ref>[http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/reviews/review-aarumugam/ Review – Aarumugam]. Kollywood Today. Retrieved 2017-03-27.</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' labelled the film as "poor" cited that the film "makes you feel suffocated and every scene is predictable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14912252&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929073604/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14912252&ctid=5&cid=2429 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-09-29 |title=Movie Review:Arumugham |publisher=Sify.com |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan from ''[[Rediff]]'' labelled the film as a "ridiculous fare", giving it merely 0.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2009/sep/28/south-review-arumugam.htm |title=Review: Arumugam is ridiculous fare |work=Rediff.com |date=2009-09-28 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> ''Behinwoods'' wrote calling it "outdated story taken in a manner that would have worked in the mid 90s".<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/arumugam.html Arumugam – Tamil Movie Review – Bharath Priyamani Ramya Krishnan Deva Suresh Krissna Cool Productions]. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2017-03-27.</ref><br />
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