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{{Infobox film
| name = Arunodhayam
| image = Arunodhayam.JPG
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Muktha Srinivasan]]
| producer = [[Muktha Ramaswamy|Muktha V. Ramaswamy]]
| writer = 'Madurai' Thirumaran
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]<br />[[R. Muthuraman]]<br />[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]
| cinematography = N. S. Varma
| editing = E. V. Shanmugam
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| studio = Muktha Films
| released = {{Film date|1971|03|05|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Arunodhayam''''' ({{translation|Sunrise}}) is a 1971 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[Muktha Srinivasan]] and produced by V. Ramasamy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2019 |title=எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி இரண்டாம் இடம்; ஆதிபராசக்திதான் முதலிடம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji.html |url-status=live |access-date=13 December 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116093509/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji.html |archive-date=16 November 2019 }}</ref> The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[R. Muthuraman]] and [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=141-150 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp15.htm |url-status=live |access-date=2014-09-11 |website=nadigarthilagam.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808164517/http://www.nadigarthilagam.com:80/filmographyp15.htm |archive-date=8 August 2008 }}</ref> It was released on 5 March 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814054109/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |archive-date=14 August 2016 |access-date=3 February 2023 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=February 2022}}
Prabhu and Nirmala are siblings. Nirmala falls in love with Arun. One day she tells her brother about her love. Prabhu is surprised and decide to meet Arun, but finds out that Arun is a drunkard. The story continues with how Prabhu faces this problem and marries off Nirmala to Arun.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Prabhu
*[[B. Saroja Devi]] as Shanthi
*[[R. Muthuraman]] as Arun
*[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Nirmala
*[[Anjali Devi]] as Prabhu and Nirmala's mother<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2016 |title=அஞ்சலி தேவி: 4. நடிகர் திலகத்தின் பாஸ் ! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2016/feb/27/4.-நடிகர்-திலகத்தின்-பாஸ்--1285257.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213055003/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2016/feb/27/4.-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D--1285257.html |archive-date=13 December 2021 |access-date=13 December 2021 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref>
*[[V. S. Raghavan]] as Viswanathan
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Antony Morasis
*[[Cho Ramaswamy|Cho]] as Dr. Siranjeevi
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Radha
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Nithyanandan
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Information Bureau (I.B) officer
*[[Jayakumari]] as Dancer
*[[Kanakadurga]] as Club Dancer
*[[Neelu]] as Rowdy Ranga
*[[Kuladeivam Rajagopal|V. R. Rajagopal]] as Mani
*S. Rama Rao as Rama
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Jambu
*K. Kannan as Prakash as Car Racer
*Comedy Shanmugam as Shanmugam
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arunodhayam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by K V Mahadevan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/arunodhayam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-k-v-mahadevan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409135207/https://mossymart.com/product/arunodhayam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-k-v-mahadevan/ |archive-date=9 April 2023 |access-date=9 April 2023 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arunodayam |url=https://gaana.com/album/arunodayam |url-status=live |access-date=13 December 2021 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512023209/http://gaana.com/album/arunodayam |archive-date=12 May 2015 }}</ref> 

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
| "Enga Veettu Thanga Theril" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:24
|-
| "Muthu Pavalam Mukkani" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela || 03:48
|-
| "Etharkkum Thayar" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || 03:16
|-
| "Ulagam Aayiram Sollattum" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:38
|-
| "Yemmadi Neenga" || [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] || 03:21
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=5583446}}
{{Muktha Srinivasan}}

[[Category:1971 Indian films]]
[[Category:1971 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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