Arunachalam (1997)
- Original title
- அருணாச்சலம்
- Directed by
- Sundar C
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 32 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A simple village man learns he is the long-lost heir to a billionaire's fortune. To inherit the money, he must survive a series of difficult and often humorous challenges.
lightheartedcomedicfast-pacedwhimsicalupliftingenergeticfunwarm
What happens
Arunachalam is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Sundar C and written by Crazy Mohan. The film stars Rajinikanth as the title character as well as in a dual role, alongside Soundarya and Rambha, with Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Visu in supporting roles. It revolves around a village simpleton, who later discovers he is the heir of a deceased billionaire, but must face extreme challenges to claim his father's inheritance. The film is loosely based on the 1902 George Barr McCutcheon novel Brewster's Millions. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Deva, while U. K. Senthil Kumar handled the cinematography and P. Sai Suresh did so for editing. Arunachalam was released on 10 April 1997 and became a box office success. It won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including Best Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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