''Aaruthra'' is a 2018 Indian

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directed by

Pa. Vijay Pa. Vijay is an Indian actor, poet, writer, director, producer and film lyricist for Tamil cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in India for his song ''Ovvoru Pookalume'' in Cheran's ''Autograph'' (2004). Career Vijay is a nat ...

, who also produced the film, wrote the songs, and played the lead role with

Meghali Meghali Meenakshi is an Indian people, Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil cinema . She made her Tamil debut in Pa. Vijay's film ''Aaruthra''. The lyricist-cum-actor directed and acted in this venture. Career In April 2017, she signed t ...

S. A. Chandrasekhar S. A. Chandrasekar (born 2 July 1945) is an Indian film director, producer, writer, and actor who primarily works within Kollywood. He made his directorial debut with ''Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai'' (1978), He got his breakthrough with ''Sattam ...

and Bhagyaraj portray supporting roles.

Plot

Avudaiappan (

K. Bhagyaraj Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor, ...

), a private detective, develops suspicion over Shiva (

), who lives with his family in Chennai. When the latter is almost caught red-handed, he comes up with the reason why he is into killing people.

Cast

as Shivamalai (Shiva) *

as Parvati *

as Avudaiappan *

as Shiva's father *

Meera Krishnan Meera Krishnan (born 1968) is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil-language films and television serials. She started her career as an announcer on the public broadcaster Doordarshan and later became a newsreader for Sun TV before act ...

as Shiva's mother * Gnanasambandham as Shiva's uncle * Yuvasri Lakshmi as Aaruthra, Shiva's sister * Vignesh as Nambi, Shiva's relative who betrays him *

Rajendran A. Rajendran,(born 1 June 1957) credited as Motta Rajendran or ''Naan Kadavul'' Rajendran, is an Indian stunt double and actor working mainly in Tamil cinema. He debuted in 2003 with the Tamil film '' Pithamagan'' and has worked as a stunt doub ...

as Avudaiappan's assistant *

Sanjana Singh Sanjana Singh is Indian film actress based in Mumbai, India. she appears in Tamil language various films and movies. She made her debut in the critically acclaimed 2009 film ''Renigunta''. Career She made her début in the critically acclaime ...

as Avudaiappan's wife *

Y. G. Mahendran Y G Mahendran (born 9 January 1950) is an Indian Actor, dramatist, actor, singer, playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G. Parthasarathy, one of the pioneers of mo ...

as Ramanujam *

Mayilsamy Mayilsamy (born October 2, 1965) is an Indian actor and comedian who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on '' Asathapovathu Yaaru'' on Sun TV in Chennai. Career He is a popular ...

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. *"Chellama" - Karthik, Varsha Ranjith *"Paavadai" - Sanjana Kalmanje *"Aaruthram" -Karthik, Sriram, Narayanan Ravishankar *"Munimaa" - Sanjana Kalmanje *"Puli Onnu" - Pa. Vijay

Reception

A reviewer from ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "The messages put across in the film, highlighting the alarming child abuses, looks good on paper, but the execution falls flat". ''Sify'' wrote "Pa.Vijays intention to deliver a message against child abuse is laudable, the film fails big time in the execution part."

References

External links

* 2018 films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian films about revenge {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub