Aranmanai

Aranmanai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sundar C
Written by	Venkat Raghavan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Sundar C S.B.Ramadoss
Story by	Sundar C
Produced by	D. Dinesh Karthick
Starring	Sundar C Hansika Motwani Vinay Rai Andrea Jeremiah Raai Laxmi Santhanam Kovai Sarala Manobala Chitra Lakshmanan Nithin Sathya
Cinematography	U. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited by	Srikanth N.B.
Music by	Bharadwaj (original) Karthik Raja (background score)
Production company	Vision i Medias
Distributed by	Sri Thenandal Films Red Giant Movies
Release date	19 September 2014 (2014-09-19)
Running time	161 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹12 crore[1]
Box office	₹22 crore[1]

Aranmanai (transl. Palace) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Sundar alongside an ensemble cast including Hansika Motwani, Vinay Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Raai Laxmi, Santhanam, Kovai Sarala, Manobala, Chitra Lakshmanan and Nithin Sathya. This film was the first installment in Aranmanai film series. In the film, a family returns to their hometown to sell their ancestral palace. However, their arrival is marked by supernatural events, and Ravi, a relative of the family, decides to uncover the truth.

The film began production by the end of September 2013.^[2] and released on 19 September 2014 to mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed ₹22 at the box office and becomes a commercial success and one of the highest grossing Tamil film of the year. Due to its success, an installment titled Aranmanai 2, with most of the cast from the first film, was released on 29 January 2016. The movie was loosely based on the 1978 movie Aayiram Jenmangal.^[3]