Arumugam (film)
| Arumugam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Suresh Krishna |
| Produced by | Chida.Shenbaga Kumar |
| Written by | Rashid Premji |
| Starring |
Bharath Vinu Mohan Priyamani Ramya Krishnan Karunas Saranya Mohan Seetha Manobala Mayilsamy |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company |
Kool Productions |
| Distributed by | Mannan Films |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | 6,00,00000/ |
Arumugam is a Tamil language film produced by Wonderbar Creations pvt.ltd , Chida.Shenbaga Kumar written and directed by Suresh Krishna, starring Bharath in the lead role with Priyamani, Ramya Krishnan and Saranya Mohan playing supporting roles. The film released on 25 September 2009 and was panned by critics as well as audience. It was a official remake of the Superstar Rajinikanth's blockbuster Annamalai
Plot
Arumugam (Bharath) is a good Samaritan who makes a living selling Idlis on roadside platform shop along with his father (Ilavarasu), sister (Saranya Mohan) and sidekick (Karnas).
Arumugam is in love with his childhood sweetheart Yamini (Priyamani) His best friend is the rich kid Karthik (Satya) whose sister is an arrogant tycoon Malini (Ramya Krishnan). She and her uncle (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. Our hero after his mother’s (Seetha) grave is bulldozed and his sister humiliated, vows to bring Malini to the streets. And like you have seen in hundreds of earlier films the hero due to his hard work and smart moves becomes the richest man in the town and takes his revenge.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bharath | Arumugam |
| Sathya | Karthik |
| Priyamani | Yamini |
| Ramya Krishnan | Malini Devi |
| Saranya Mohan | Mallika |
| Sara Alambara | Karthik's Wife |
| Karunas | |
| Ilavarasu | Arumugam's Father |
| Seetha | Arumugam's Mother |
| Manobala | |
| Mayilsamy | O. C. Idly Customer |
| Abhinay | Lawyer Arumugam |
| Pithamagan Mahadevan | Malini's Uncle |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics written b Pa. Vijay and Perarasu.[1]
- Aarumugam - Shankar Mahadevan
- Yamini - Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
- Salona - Udit Narayan, Sonu Kakkar
- Endhan Raja - Mahalakshmi Iyer
- Oru Poongatru - Mahalakshmi Iyer
- Rendu Rendu - Suraj, Madhushree
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics who compared it with director's own film Annamalai due to its similar plot.[2] Sify labelled the film as "poor" cited that the film "makes you feel suffocated and every scene is predictable".[3] Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff labelled the film as a "ridiculous fare", giving it merely 0.5 out of 5 stars.[4] Behinwoods wrote calling it "outdated story taken in a manner that would have worked in the mid 90s".[5]
References
- ↑ http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=82
- ↑ http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/reviews/review-aarumugam/
- ↑ "Movie Review:Arumugham". Sify.com. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ↑ "Review: Arumugam is ridiculous fare - Rediff.com Movies". Movies.rediff.com. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ↑ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/arumugam.html