Arumugam (film)

Arumugam (English: Six Faces) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Suresh Krishna and written by Rashid Premji. The film stars 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. The film released on 25 September 2009 and was panned by critics as well as audience.

Arumugam
Directed bySuresh Krishna
Produced byChida.Shenbaga Kumar
Written byRashid Premji
StarringBharath
Priyamani
Ramya Krishnan
Saranya Mohan
Sathya
Sara Alambra
Karunas
Ilavarasu
Seetha
Music byDeva
Production
company
Kool Productions
Distributed byMannan Films
Release date
  • 25 September 2009 (2009-09-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Synopsis

Arumugam (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 (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) 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.

Cast
ActorRole
BharathArumugam
PriyamaniYamini
Ramya KrishnanMalini Devi
Saranya MohanMallika (Arumugam's sister)
SathyaKarthik (Arumugam's friend and Malini's brother)
Sara AlambaraKarthik's wife
KarunasArumugam's sidekick
IlavarasuArumugam's father
SeethaArumugam's mother
Pithamagan MahadevanMalini's uncle
MayilsamyO. C. Idly Customer
AbhinayLawyer Arumugam
Manobala

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics written b Pa. Vijay and Perarasu.[1]

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Rediff labelled the film as a "ridiculous fare", giving it merely 0.5 out of 5 stars.[4] Behinwoods wrote calling it "outdated story taken in a manner that would have worked in the mid 90s".[5]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
  1. Arumugam Tamil Movie Songs Download & Listen To Music By Deva – Listen High Quality mp3 Arumugam – Songs Free @. Starmusiq.com. Retrieved on 2017-03-27.
  2. Review – Aarumugam. Kollywood Today. Retrieved on 2017-03-27.
  3. "Movie Review:Arumugham". Sify.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  4. "Review: Arumugam is ridiculous fare – Rediff.com Movies". Movies.rediff.com. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  5. Arumugam – Tamil Movie Review – Bharath Priyamani Ramya Krishnan Deva Suresh Krissna Cool Productions. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 2017-03-27.


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