Aranmanai
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| Directed by | Sundar C |
| Written by | Venkat Raghavan (dialogues) |
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| Story by | Sundar C |
| Produced by | D. Dinesh Karthick |
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| Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar |
| Edited by | Srikanth N.B. |
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Production company | Vision i Medias |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹12 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹22 crore |
Aranmanai (transl. Palace) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film directed by Sundar C. Produced by Vision i Medias, it is the first film in the Aranmanai series. Loosely based on Aayiram Jenmangal (1978), the film features an ensemble cast including Sundar, Vinay, Santhanam, Hansika Motwani, Andrea Jeremiah, and Raai Laxmi. In the film, a family returns to their hometown to sell their ancestral palace, but their arrival is marked by supernatural events, and a relative of the family decides to uncover the truth.
Filming for Aranmanai took place between September 2013 and January 2014, while post-production took place over the next several months. The film was released on 19 September 2014 and became a commercial success. The first of three successors, Aranmanai 2 was released 2016.