Arivumani is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. A. Kennedy. The film stars Murali and Meera Vasudevan.
| Arivumani | |
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| Directed by | M. A. Kennedy |
| Written by | M. A. Kennedy |
| Produced by | M. K. Srinivasan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kasi Vishwa |
| Edited by | Mohan-Subbu |
| Music by | Janakiraj |
Production company | Winner Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editA carefree youth Arivumani loses his wife in an accident. Later, he finds a child 'Ice Kutti' and takes care of her, what all he went through and how he solved the child's issues forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Murali as Arivumani
- Meera Vasudevan as N. S. K. Priya
- Shreesha
- Shabnam
- Ramesh Khanna as Peon Thangasamy
- Devan as Mariyanayagam
- Manikka Vinayagam as N. S. Krishnan
- Pandu as Police Inspector
- Balu Anand as Police Inspector
- T. P. Gajendran as Thangasamy's house owner
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
- Ennathe Kannaiah as Police Officer
- Thideer Kannaiah as Police Officer
- Chaplin Balu as Doctor (uncredited)[1]
- Paravai Muniyamma (special appearance in the song "Kiyan Kiyang")
Production
editThe film marked the directorial debut of M. A. Kennedy, previously an assistant to Agathiyan and earlier wrote scripts for films like Pistha (1997) and Minsara Kanna (1999). The film introduced Kasi Vishwa as cinematographer who earlier assisted N. K. Viswanathan.[2] The film was entirely shot in Ooty and the release of the film had been delayed.[3][4] Meera Vasudevan had incidental charges at the hotel, and the film team cut it off from her salary causing her to not show up for her last schedule.[5]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Janakiraj and released on Ayngaran.[6]
All lyrics are written by Kalai Kumar
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kettapayya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Kiyan Kiyang" | Manikka Vinayagam, Paravai Muniyamma (Kundrathile Kumaranukku Kondattam portions) | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Pachaikili Paaduthoru" | Ganga | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Pagal Thiruda" | P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Poopol" | Karthik, Harini | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 22:38 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Arivumani (2004) | Full Movie | Murali | Meera Vasudevan". Event occurs at 23:39. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (15 January 2004). "Arivu Mani". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004.
- ^ "Arivumani review. Arivumani Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz.
- ^ "On a different track". The Hindu. 2 July 2004. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Mira Vasudevan and Arivumani - Bollywood News". IndiaGlitz.com. 25 August 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Arivumani (Original motion picture soundtrack)". Raaga. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
