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{{Infobox film
| name          = Aranmanai 2
| image          = Aranmanai 2.jpg
| image          = Aranmanai 2.jpg
| alt            = <!-- see WP:ALT -->
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name      = {{film name|Tamil|அரண்மனை 2}}
| director      = [[Sundar C]]
| director      = [[Sundar C.]]
| producer      = [[Khushbu Sundar]]
| producer      = [[Khushbu]]
| writer        = {{plainlist|
| writer        = Venkat Raghavan<br />Sundar C.
* [[Venkat Raghavan]]
| screenplay    = Sundar C,<br/>S.B.Ramadoss
* Sundar C}}
| starring      = [[Sundar C.]]<br>[[Hansika Motwani]]<br>[[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]]<br>[[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]]<br>[[Poonam Bajwa]]<br>[[Kovai Sarala]]<br>[[Soori (actor)|Soori]]<br>[[Kovai Sarala]]<br>[[Manobala]]<br>[[Chitra Lakshmanan]]<br>[[Radharavi]]<br>[[Vaibhav Reddy]]
| screenplay    = {{plainlist|
* Sundar C
* S.B.Ramadoss}}
| starring      = {{plainlist|
* Sundar C
* [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]]
* [[Trisha Krishnan]]
* [[Hansika Motwani]]
* [[Poonam Bajwa]]
}}
| music          = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| music          = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| cinematography = [[U. K. Senthil Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[U. K. Senthil Kumar]]
| editing        = [[Srikanth.N.B]]
| editing        = [[N. B. Srikanth]]
| studio        = [[Avni Cinemax]]
| studio        = [[Avni Cinemax]]
| distributor    = [[Sri Thenandal Films]]
| distributor    = [[Thenandal Studio Limited|Sri Thenandal Films]]
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2016|01|29}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2016|01|29}}
| runtime        = 136 minutes
| runtime        = 136 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
| gross          = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.-->
}}
}}
'''''Aranmanai 2''''' ({{trans|Palace 2}})({{audio|Ta-அரண்மனை.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 2016 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy horror]] film written and directed by [[Sundar C]]. The film stars Sundar himself, [[Hansika Motwani]], [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], [[Poonam Bajwa]], [[Soori (actor)|Soori]], [[Kovai Sarala]], [[Manobala]], [[Chitra Lakshmanan]] and [[Radharavi]] and [[Vaibhav Reddy]]. The second installment in the [[Aranmanai (film series)|''Aranmanai'' film series]], the film released on 29 January 2016.


==Plot==
'''''Aranmanai 2''''' ({{translation|Palace 2}}) is a 2016 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy horror]] film directed by [[Sundar C]]. Produced by [[Avni Cinemax]], and distributed by [[Thenandal Studio Limited|Sri Thenandal Films]], it is the second instalment in the [[Aranmanai (film series)|''Aranmanai'' film series]] following ''[[Aranmanai]]'' (2014). The film features an [[ensemble cast]] including Sundar C, [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]], [[Trisha Krishnan]], [[Hansika Motwani]] and [[Poonam Bajwa]]. In the film, a man and his fiancée returns to his ancestral home after his father gets in a coma under mysterious circumstances, but takes a turn when he uncovers his family's dark secrets.
The movie starts with the Amman statue, which was guarding the village against evil spirits and negative energy, being moved into an underground room during the temple's renovation. At a graveyard somewhere close to the temple, a group of tantric practitioners capitalise on the Amman being made dormant to awaken evil spirits for black magic purposes. During the ritual, they inadvertently release a demonic entity that they could not contain. The evil spirit then leaves the graveyard in the form of a cloud and moves into the village. The village mendicant-holy man notices the evil spirit and chases after it, but could not prevent it from entering the titular palace. Being mute, his pleadings to warn the palace owner ([[Radha Ravi]]) is ignored. Later that night, the spirit attacks the owner who then falls and goes into a coma. His elder son Ramesh ([[Subbu Panchu]]), arrives with his wife Sandhya ([[Vinodhini Vaidyanathan]]) and their son Suresh (Nithin Manivannann). Together with them are his younger brother, Murali ([[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]]) and his fiancée Anitha ([[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]]). Devadas ([[Soori (actor)|Soori]]) arrives as well, in disguise as his father, Sandhu Bondu Naadimuthu (Soori) who was a doctor and had contact with the landowners.


One night the family driver ([[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]]) is killed. after a few nights, Suresh does crazy things and says that someone is telling him to do so. Also Murali sees his father being elevated above the bed and gets scared. Anitha who also sees these things decides to call her brother, Ravi ([[Sundar C.]]). One night Ravi sees Suresh drowning and rescues him. He initially suspects Manju ([[Poonam Bajwa]]), who was hired by the family as a nurse for Murali's father, but he soon realizes it is not her since she has a different agenda. After that he sets up cameras around the house. A couple of nights later the elder brother goes missing and Ravi sees it. With the cameras, he is able to identify the spirit that is causing havoc. Murali identifies her as Maya ([[Hansika Motwani]]), his younger sister.
The film released on 29 January 2016 and received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, but became a hit at the box-office.


Maya was loved by all, especially by her father and Murali. She was also the owner of Maya Granites shown in the song ''Maya Maya''. On the day before her marriage, she eloped with one of the workers' son ([[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]]) and the whole family was shocked and felt disgraced. Three years later in Bangalore, when Murali sees that she is pregnant, he passes the good news to his father and brother as they arrive at their house. Their father asks Maya to come back home to which she agrees. On the day she was supposed to arrive, Maya didn't show up, and Murali thought she had changed her mind. Later Ravi tells that it's not true. Maya and her husband got off a stop earlier since her elder brother wanted them to arrive home safely. While travelling in a Jeep on the way to their palace, Maya's husband was stabbed by the driver. After that, he instructed Maya to go into hiding. But this plan failed when Maya's father arrived and told her to drink poison since she disgraced her family's name and status by marrying someone who belonged to a lower caste. Maya agrees to her father's words with a condition that her husband's life should be spared. After she drank the poison, Maya's elder brother killed her husband in front of her which made Maya vow that she will end the male generation in her family before her father chokes her to death. Ravi also tells that her primary target is Murali since he told their father and elder brother about her whereabouts and also Suresh. Manju tells that her uncle is a priest and lives near the Kerala border.
== Plot ==
The movie starts with the Amman statue that guarded the village against evil spirits and negative energy stored in an underground room during the temple's renovation. At a [[cemetery|graveyard]] close to the temple, a group of tantric practitioners capitalise on the dormant Amman to awaken evil spirits for black magic purposes. During the ritual, they inadvertently release a demonic entity that they could not contain. The evil spirit leaves the graveyard as a cloud and moves into the village. The village mendicant-holy man notices the evil spirit and chases after it but cannot prevent it from entering the titular palace. The palace owner ignored his pleadings since the holy man was mute. Later that night, the spirit attacks the owner, who then falls and goes into a [[coma]]. His elder son, Ramesh, arrives with his wife, Sandhya, and their son, Suresh. Together with them are his younger brother, Murali and his fiancée Anitha. Devadas also appears in disguise as his father, Sandhu Bondu Naadimuthu, a doctor, and had contact with the landowners.


Ravi goes with Manju to the priest whose disciples at first refused to offer a helping hand because the priest is just recuperating from [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack). But before they leave, the priest decides to help them and starts the pooja. After a few moments, the priest informs that Maya has possessed someone in the palace and it is revealed to be Anitha. It is also shown that Anitha killed Murali's elder brother and also poisons her father-in-law as an act of revenge, even though he managed to recover from his coma. Ravi decides to find Maya's corpse, while Murali, Suresh, and Manju try to distract Anitha by taking the entire family to a restaurant. Their main goal is to get Anitha's blood and put some holy ink on her hair. They manage to get her blood when she is cutting an apple, and one of the assistants ([[Manobala]]) manages to put the ink before getting thrashed by Anitha/Maya. There Anitha goes to the house and tries to kill Murali and Suresh. However, it fails and the priest manages to get Maya out of Anitha. Later Ravi and the priest decide to kill the spirit and the only way is to be possessed by the spirit and stab its own corpse. Ravi manages to do it and completes it but the priest gets chest pain and he tells Murali that their only hope is to go to the Amman Pooja that is happening in their village temple as Amman is their final hope. Murali and Suresh get there with Ravi possessed by Maya trying to stop them. When Ravi is about to kill Murali, Amman uses her powers and prevents Maya's spirit from killing Murali and Suresh. Before she leaves, she sees her brother Murali who sheds tears for what had happened to his beloved sister. Before Maya disappears she smiles at Amman. After this incident, Murali, Suresh and Anitha reunite and Ravi reunites with Manju leaving the Aranmanai in the hands of the caretakers. As everyone leaves the palace, Maya's spirit enters a doll and returns to the palace waiting for the right time to swing back into action. The movie ends with a hint of a sequel.
One night, a mysterious being kills the family driver. After a few nights, Suresh does crazy things and says that a spirit is telling him to do so. Also, Murali sees a supernatural being elevating his father above the bed and gets scared. Anitha, who also witnesses these things, calls her brother Ravi. One night, Ravi sees Suresh [[drowning]] and rescues him. Initially, he suspects Manju, a nurse that the family got to care for Murali's father, but she has a different agenda, so he realises it isn't her. After that, he sets up cameras around the house. A few nights later, the elder brother goes missing, and Ravi sees it. With the cameras, he can identify the spirit that is causing havoc. Murali identifies her as Maya, his younger sister.


==Cast==
In the past, The family loved Maya, especially her father and Murali. She was also the owner of Maya Granites, as shown in the song Maya Maya. On the day before her marriage, she eloped with one of the workers' son, and the whole family was shocked and felt disgraced. Murali passes the good news to his father and brother when he sees Maya pregnant three years later in Bangalore. Their father asks Maya to come back home, to which she agrees. On the day she was supposed to arrive, Maya didn't appear, and Murali thought she had changed her mind. Later, Ravi says that it's not true. Maya and her husband got off a stop earlier since her elder brother wanted them to arrive home safely. While travelling in a Jeep on the way to their palace, the driver stabbed Maya's husband. After that, he instructed Maya to go into hiding. But this plan failed when Maya's father arrived and told her to drink poison since she disgraced her family's name and status by marrying someone who belonged to a lower caste. Maya agrees to her father's words with the condition that her brothers should spare her husband's life. After she drank the poison, Maya's elder brother killed her husband in front of her, which made Maya vow that she would end the male generation in her family before her father choked her to death.
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*[[Hansika Motwani]] as Maya
In the present, Ravi also says that her primary target is Murali since he told their father and elder brother about her whereabouts and Suresh. Manju says that her uncle is a priest and lives near the Kerala border. Ravi goes with Manju to the priest, whose disciples at first refuse to offer a helping hand because the priest is just recuperating from [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack). But before they leave, the priest decides to help them and starts the pooja. After a few moments, the priest informs that Maya has possessed someone in the palace and gives them a lime. The lime turns bad and reveals that Anitha is possessed. Also, Anitha killed Murali's elder brother and poisoned her father-in-law as an act of revenge, even though he managed to recover from his coma. Ravi decides to find Maya's corpse, while Murali, Suresh, and Manju try to distract Anitha by taking the entire family to a restaurant. Their main goal is to get Anitha's blood and put some holy ink on her hair. They manage to get her blood when she is cutting an apple, and one of the assistants manages to put the ink before getting thrashed by Anitha/Maya. There, Anitha goes to the house and tries to kill Murali and Suresh. However, it fails, and the priest manages to get Maya out of Anitha.
*[[Sundar C.]] as Ravi
*[[Siddharth (actor)|Siddarth]] as Murali
*[[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] as Anitha, Murali's fiancée
*[[Poonam Bajwa]] as Manju
*[[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Devadas & Sandhu Bondhu Naadimuthu, Devadas's father
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Komalam
*[[Manobala]] as Vera Shekar, Komalam's Brother
*[[Vinodhini Vaidyanathan]] as Sandhya, Murali's sister-in-law and Ramesh's wife
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Ramesh, Murali and Maya's father
*[[Subbu Panchu]] as Ramesh, Murali and Maya's brother
*[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] as Driver
*[[Chithra Lakshmanan]] as Ravi and Anitha's father
*[[V. I. S. Jayapalan]] as Namboothiri, Manju's uncle
* Dhindukal Saravanan as Devadas's assistant
*[[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Namboothiri's assistant
*[[Vichu Vishwanath]] as Namboothiri's assistant
*[[Aadukalam Naren]] as Mahalingam
*Rahul Thatha as a priest
*[[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]] as Arun, Maya's husband (cameo appearance)
*[[Khushbu Sundar]] in a special appearance for "Amma (the Amman song)"
* [[Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi]] as himself in the song "Party with the Pei"
{{colend}}


==Production==
Later, Ravi and the priest decide to kill the spirit, and the only way is to be possessed by the spirit and stab its own corpse. Ravi manages to do it and completes it, but the priest gets chest pain and tells Murali that their only hope is to go to the [[Mariamman]] Pooja, which is happening in their village temple, as the goddess is their final hope. Murali and Suresh get there with Ravi, possessed by Maya, trying to stop them. When Ravi is about to kill Murali, Mariamman uses her powers and prevents Maya's spirit from killing Murali and Suresh. Before she leaves, she sees her brother Murali, who sheds tears for what had happened to his beloved sister. Before Maya disappears, she smiles at Mariamman's massive idol. After this incident, Murali, Suresh and Anitha reunite, and Ravi reunites with Manju, leaving the Aranmanai in the hands of the caretakers. As everyone leaves the palace, Maya's spirit enters a doll and returns to the palace, waiting for the right time to swing back into action. The movie ends with a hint of a sequel.
The project's progress was first officially revealed after [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] had tweeted her involvement in the sequel and revealed that she would feature alongside [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] in the leading roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/trisha-signs-aranmanai-2-with-sundar-c-news-tamil-pffj9hgcjfeah.html|title=Trisha signs `Aranmanai-2` with Sundar C|work=Sify|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> [[Hansika Motwani]] subsequently also announced that she would work in Aranmanai 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/hansika-joins-trisha-and-siddharth-for-aranmanai-2-news-tamil-pfik6Jegaibba.html|title=Hansika joins Trisha and Siddharth for `Aranmanai 2`|work=Sify|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> [[Poonam Bajwa]] was later selected for the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/poonam-bajwa-to-play-the-third-heroine-in-sundar-cs-aranmanai-2.html|title=Poonam Bajwa to play the third heroine in Sundar C's Aranmanai 2|author=Avinash Pandian|work=Behindwoods|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] was selected as a comedian replacing [[N. Santhanam]] who was part of first film. [[Kovai Sarala]] and [[Aadukalam Naren]] were also added to the cast to portray supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/naren-turns-baddie-for-aranmanai-2-news-others-pf2oujbjadbbh.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924215708/http://www.sify.com/news/naren-turns-baddie-for-aranmanai-2-news-others-pf2oujbjadbbh.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=Naren turns baddie for `Aranmanai 2`|work=Sify|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> The team began the first schedule in mid-June 2015, with scenes involving Hansika canned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/hansika-to-start-shoot-for-sundar-cs-aranmanai-2-news-tamil-pgqjJPddcefib.html|title=Hansika to start shoot for Sundar C`s `Aranmanai 2`|work=Sify|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>


The film's second schedule was begun in July where portions involving Trisha and Siddarth were shot. A song sequence involving dancers from [[Kerala]] and a cast including Siddarth, Trisha, Soori and Kovai Sarala was also canned. The team created a 103 feet statue of the goddess for a song sequence.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/sundar-cs-aranmanai-2-will-have-a-103-feet-tall-amman-statue.html | title=A World Record For Sundar C’s Aranmanai 2? | publisher=Behindwoods | access-date=16 November 2015}}</ref> The principal photography of the film came to an end in mid-November and the post-production work started.
== Cast ==
<section begin=cast/>{{cast listing|
* [[Sundar C]] as Ravi
* [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] as Murali
* [[Trisha Krishnan]] as Anitha, Murali's fiancée, Ravi's younger sister ([[Voice-over|Voice dubbed]] by Krithika Nelson)
* [[Hansika Motwani]] as Maya, Murali's  younger sister ([[Voice-over|Voice dubbed]] by Renuka Kathir)
* [[Poonam Bajwa]] as Manju, a nurse, Ravi's love interest
* [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Devadas and Sandhu Bondhu Naadimuthu, Devadas's father
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Komalam, Sandhu Bondhu Naadimuthu's ex-lover, a servant
* [[Manobala]] as Vera Shekar, Komalam's brother, a servant
* [[Vinodhini Vaidyanathan]] as Sandhya, Ramesh's wife
* Nithin Manivannan as Suresh, Ramesh's son
* [[Radha Ravi]] as Maya's father
* [[Subbu Panchu]] as Ramesh, Murali's eldest brother
* [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil director)|Raj Kapoor]] as a driver
* [[Chitra Lakshmanan]] as Ravi's father
* Sanika Raghawa as Ravi's relative
* [[V. I. S. Jayapalan]] as Namboothiri, Manju's uncle
* Dhindukal Saravanan as Devadas's assistant
* [[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Namboothiri's assistant
* [[Vichu Vishwanath]] as Ramakrishnan
* [[Rahul Thatha]] as a priest
;Cameo appearances
* [[Vaibhav Reddy|Vaibhav]] as Arun, Maya's husband
* [[Khushbu Sundar]] in the song "Amma"
* [[Hiphop Tamizha]] in the song "Party with the Pei"}}
<section end="cast" />


==Music==
== Production ==
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The project's progress was first officially revealed after [[Trisha Krishnan]] had tweeted her involvement in the sequel and revealed that she would star alongside [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2015 |title=Trisha signs `Aranmanai-2` with Sundar C |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/trisha-signs-aranmanai-2-with-sundar-c-news-tamil-pffj9hgcjfeah.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508020815/http://www.sify.com/movies/trisha-signs-aranmanai-2-with-sundar-c-news-tamil-pffj9hgcjfeah.html |archive-date=8 May 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Hansika Motwani]] subsequently also announced that she would work in ''Aranmanai 2''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2015 |title=Hansika joins Trisha and Siddharth for `Aranmanai 2` |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/hansika-joins-trisha-and-siddharth-for-aranmanai-2-news-tamil-pfik6Jegaibba.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510215453/http://www.sify.com/movies/hansika-joins-trisha-and-siddharth-for-aranmanai-2-news-tamil-pfik6Jegaibba.html |archive-date=10 May 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Aadukalam Naren]], then known mainly for [[Character actor|character roles]], was chosen to play an antagonistic role as Sundar felt he was an "underrated" actor and wanted to further explore his acting skills.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2015 |title=Naren turns baddie for `Aranmanai 2` |url=http://www.sify.com/news/naren-turns-baddie-for-aranmanai-2-news-others-pf2oujbjadbbh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924215708/http://www.sify.com/news/naren-turns-baddie-for-aranmanai-2-news-others-pf2oujbjadbbh.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref> Principal photography began in mid-June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2015 |title=Hansika to start shoot for Sundar C's 'Aranmanai 2' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/hansika-to-start-shoot-for-sundar-cs-aranmanai-2-news-tamil-pgqjJPddcefib.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616110941/http://www.sify.com/movies/hansika-to-start-shoot-for-sundar-cs-aranmanai-2-news-tamil-pgqjJPddcefib.html |archive-date=16 June 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=[[Sify]] |language=en}}</ref> The film's makers created a {{convert|103|feet}} statue of the sleeping goddess [[Mariamman]] for a song sequence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2015 |title=Asia's largest goddess statue comes alive on Aranmanai 2 sets |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/asia-s-largest-goddess-statue-comes-alive-on-aranmanai-2-sets/story-b3Zzjng2Y5VhkTDatl8kZJ.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307091156/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/asia-s-largest-goddess-statue-comes-alive-on-aranmanai-2-sets/story-b3Zzjng2Y5VhkTDatl8kZJ.html |archive-date=7 March 2026 |access-date=22 November 2025 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref> Principal photography [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] by early December.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KR |first=Manigandan |date=2 December 2015 |title=Aranmanai 2 Team Wraps Up Shoot; Poses for Selfie |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/Dec/02/aranmanai-2-team-wraps-up-shoot-poses-for-selfie-850941.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307091610/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/Dec/02/aranmanai-2-team-wraps-up-shoot-poses-for-selfie-850941.html |archive-date=7 March 2026 |access-date=22 November 2025 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>


== Music ==
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name       = Aranmanai 2
| name         = Aranmanai 2
| type       = Soundtrack
| type         = soundtrack
| artist     = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| artist       = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| alt       =
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| released   = 27 December 2015
| released     = 27 December 2015
| recorded   = 2015
| recorded     = 2015
| venue     =
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| studio     =
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| genre     = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| genre       = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length     = 22:56
| length       = 22:56
| language   = [[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]
| language     = Tamil
| label     = [[Think Music India]]
| label       = [[Think Music]]
| producer   = Hiphop Tamizha
| producer     = Hiphop Tamizha
| prev_title = [[Thani Oruvan]]
| prev_title   = [[Thani Oruvan]]
| prev_year = 2015
| prev_year   = 2015
| next_title = [[Kathakali (film)|Kathakali]]
| next_title   = [[Kathakali (film)|Kathakali]]
| next_year = 2016
| next_year   = 2016
}}
}}


The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by Hiphop Tamizha. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks. The music rights were purchased by [[Think Music India]]. The album was released on 27 December 2015.<ref name="behindwoodsmusicreview" /> Independent singer Kaushik Krish (who earlier recorded "Kannala Kannala", also composed by [[Hiphop Tamizha]] for ''[[Thani Oruvan]]'') announced in September 2015 that he was working on a single track from the album,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/kaushik-krish-of-thani-oruvan-fame-talks-about-his-experience-singing-kannala-kannala.html|title=Kaushik Krish of Thani Oruvan fame talks about his experience singing Kannala Kannala|author=Kaushik L M|work=Behindwoods|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> though his name did not appear on the tracklist.<ref name="behindwoodsmusicreview">{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/aranmanai-2/aranmanai-2-songs-review.html | title=Aranmanai 2 Songs Review | publisher=Behindwoods | access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref>
The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by Hiphop Tamizha. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks. The music rights were purchased by [[Think Music]]. The album was released on 27 December 2015.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}} Independent singer Kaushik Krish (who earlier recorded "Kannala Kannala", also composed by Hiphop Tamizha for ''[[Thani Oruvan]]'') announced in September 2015 that he was working on a single track from the album,<ref>{{Cite web |last=L M |first=Kaushik |date=13 September 2015 |title=THE VOICE BEHIND THE RECENT MELODY SENSATION |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/kaushik-krish-of-thani-oruvan-fame-talks-about-his-experience-singing-kannala-kannala.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915214219/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/kaushik-krish-of-thani-oruvan-fame-talks-about-his-experience-singing-kannala-kannala.html |archive-date=15 September 2015 |access-date=17 September 2015 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> but his name did not appear on the tracklist.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}


{{tracklist
<section begin="tracks" />
| headline = Track-List
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline     = Track listing
| total_length = 22:56
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Party With The Pei
| total_length = 22:56
| lyrics1 = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| title1       = Party With The Pei
| extra1 = [[Hiphop Tamizha]], [[Kharesma Ravichandran]]
| lyrics1       = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| length1 = 3:35
| extra1       = [[Hiphop Tamizha]], [[Kharesma Ravichandran]]
| title2 = Maayaa Maayaa
| length1       = 3:35
| lyrics2 = [[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]]
| title2       = Maayaa Maayaa
| extra2 = [[Kailash Kher]], [[Padmalatha]]
| lyrics2       = [[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]]
| length2 = 4:20
| extra2       = [[Kailash Kher]], [[Padmalatha]]
| title3 = Poraadaa Poraadaa
| length2       = 4:20
| lyrics3 = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| title3       = Poraadaa Poraadaa
| extra3 = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| lyrics3       = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| length3 = 3:38
| extra3       = [[Hiphop Tamizha]]
| title4 = Kuchi Mittai
| length3       = 3:38
| lyrics4 = Hiphop Tamizha
| title4       = Kuchi Mittai
| extra4 = [[Anthony Daasan]]
| lyrics4       = Hiphop Tamizha
| length4 = 4:12
| extra4       = [[Anthony Daasan]]
| title5 = Amma
| length4       = 4:12
| note5 = the Amman song
| title5       = Amma
| lyrics5 = [[Piraisoodan]]
| note5         = the Amman song
| extra5 = [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathi Lakshman]], [[Hiphop Tamizha]], Vishnu Priya, [[Anthony Daasan]]
| lyrics5       = [[Piraisoodan]]
| length5 = 4:40
| extra5       = [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathi Lakshman]], [[Hiphop Tamizha]], [[Vishnupriya Ravi]], [[Anthony Daasan]]
| title6 = Aranmanai 2
| length5       = 4:40
| note6 = [[Instrumental]]
| title6       = Aranmanai 2
| lyrics6 =  
| note6         = [[Instrumental]]
| extra6 = Hiphop Tamizha
| lyrics6       =  
| length6 = 2:31
| extra6       = Hiphop Tamizha
| length6       = 2:31
}}
}}


==Release==
<section end="tracks" />
The promotional song of the film 'Party with the Pei' was released on 10 November 2015 coinciding with [[Deepavali]]. The film was announced to be released on 15 January 2016 coinciding with [[Thai Pongal]], however the release date was pushed to 29 January 2016.


The film released on 29 January 2016 on more than 400 screens in [[Tamil Nadu]].
== Release ==
''Aranmanai 2'' was initially announced to be released in mid-January 2016 during [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2015 |title=Aranmanai 2 eyes festival season |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151106/entertainment-kollywood/article/aranmanai-2-eyes-festival-season |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105201535/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151106/entertainment-kollywood/article/aranmanai-2-eyes-festival-season |archive-date=5 January 2026 |access-date=22 November 2025 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> however the release date was pushed to 29 January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 2015 |title=Aranmanai 2 out Kathakali in for Pongal |url=https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=23388 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105201826/https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=23388 |archive-date=5 January 2026 |access-date=22 November 2025 |website=LiveChennai.com}}</ref> The film was distributed by [[Thenandal Studio Limited|Sri Thenandal Films]] in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2015 |title=Thenandal Films bags a horror flick again |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150906/entertainment-kollywood/article/thenandal-films-bags-horror-flick-again |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251124033858/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150906/entertainment-kollywood/article/thenandal-films-bags-horror-flick-again |archive-date=24 November 2025 |access-date=24 November 2025 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
== Reception ==
''IndiaGlitz.com'' had rated 2.5/5 by saying "Aranmanai 2 isn't a genius of a story, it dwells mainly on some slapstick humour, the performances of Hansika, Trisha, Kovai Sarala and Soori, and some real good camera & Art work behind the scenes".<ref>{{Cite web|title = Aranmanai 2 review. Aranmanai 2 Tamil movie review, story, rating&nbsp;— IndiaGlitz.com|url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/aranmanai-2-tamil-movie-review-19966.html|website = IndiaGlitz|access-date = 2016-01-29}}</ref> ''Times of India'' rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote "Despite toeing so closely to the original's formula and being equally unpretentious, Aranmanai-2 feels underwhelming. The horror scenes not even remotely scary (though, the visual effects continue to be tacky). The cast and the director seem to be coasting along with a 'people will see this movie no matter what' attitude, and it is this blatant acknowledgement of the film being just a cash grab that is most disappointing".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Aranmanai-2/movie-review/50781184.cms | title=Aranmanai 2 Movie review | publisher=Times of India | access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' rated the film 2.25/5.0.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/aranmanai-2/aranmanai-2-review.html | title=Aranmanai 2 review&nbsp;— Behindwoods | publisher=Behindwoods | access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> ''Sify'' wrote "Sundar C’s Aranmanai 2 is a pucca paisa vasool popcorn entertainer, which is packaged with all the commercial trappings like glamour, slapstick comedy and thrilling moments. Set in a familiar milieu, one can easily predict each and every scene and the film will work big time with common man seeking pure time pass entertainment".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aranmanai-2-review-ghosts-laughs-review-tamil-qb3qFoddadcic.html | title=Aranmanai 2 Review: Ghosts & Laughs | publisher=Sify | access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> ''Silverscreen'' wrote "At a time when a younger generation of filmmakers in Kollywood are coming up with well-made horror films like Maya, Pisaasu and Demonte Colony, Aranmanai 2 looks like a grinch in a hip Bengaluru pub. Out of place and awkward".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://silverscreen.in/tamil/reviews/aranmanai-2-review-a-horror-mockery/ | title=Aranmanai 2 Review: A Horror Mockery | publisher=Silverscreen| access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/aranmanai-2-tamil-movie-review-by-chennaivision/|title=Aranmanai 2 Tamil Movie Review by Chennaivision|date=2016-01-30|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-14}}</ref>


== Box office ==
=== Critical response ===
The film grossed an excellent amount of 18 crores in its opening weekend in Tamil Nadu, beating its competitor ''[[Irudhi Suttru]].''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/aranmanai-2-box-office-collection-sundars-film-beats-irudhi-suttru-first-weekend-665264|title='Aranmanai 2' box office collection: Sundar's film beats 'Irudhi Suttru' in first weekend|last=Upadhyaya|first=Prakash|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=2018-03-15}}</ref> The film collected {{INRConvert|10.82|l}} in [[United States]], {{INRConvert|23.72|l}} in [[UK]], {{INRConvert|19.02|l}} in [[Australia]] and {{INRConvert|2.1|c}} in [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/overseas-box-office-collection-irudhi-suttru-visaranai-perform-well-us-aranmanai-2-holding-well-666214|title=Overseas box office collection: Irudhi Suttru, Visaranai perform well in US, Aranmanai 2 holding well in Malaysia|website=International Business Times|date=2016-02-09|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> The film collects 39 crores worldwide and was declared a box office success.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bestoftheyear.in/movie/aranmanai-2/|title=Aranmanai 2 (Tamil) - Worldwide Box Office Collection, Budget & Reviews {{!}} BOTY|work=BOTY|access-date=2018-03-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
M Suganth of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote "Despite toeing so closely to the original's formula and being equally unpretentious, ''Aranmanai-2'' feels underwhelming. The horror scenes not even remotely scary (though, the visual effects continue to be tacky). The cast and the director seem to be coasting along with a 'people will see this movie no matter what' attitude, and it is this blatant acknowledgement of the film being just a cash grab that is most disappointing".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suganth |first=M |date=30 January 2016 |title=Aranmanai 2 Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Aranmanai-2/movie-review/50781184.cms |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202230801/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Aranmanai-2/movie-review/50781184.cms |archive-date=2 February 2016 |access-date=30 January 2016 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote "Sundar C's ''Aranmanai 2'' is a pucca paisa vasool popcorn entertainer, which is packaged with all the commercial trappings like glamour, slapstick comedy and thrilling moments. Set in a familiar milieu, one can easily predict each and every scene and the film will work big time with common man seeking pure time pass entertainment".<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2016 |title=Aranmanai 2 Review: Ghosts & Laughs |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aranmanai-2-review-ghosts-laughs-review-tamil-qb3qFoddadcic.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630153232/http://www.sify.com/movies/aranmanai-2-review-ghosts-laughs-review-Tamil-qb3qFoddadcic.html |archive-date=30 June 2017 |access-date=30 January 2016 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''Silverscreen India'' wrote, "At a time when a younger generation of filmmakers in Kollywood are coming up with well-made horror films like ''[[Maya (2015 Tamil film)|Maya]]'', ''[[Pisaasu]]'' and ''[[Demonte Colony]]'', ''Aranmanai 2'' looks like a grinch in a hip Bengaluru pub. Out of place and awkward".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gopalakrishnan |first=Aswathy |date=29 January 2016 |title=Aranmanai 2 Review: A Horror Mockery |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/reviews/aranmanai-2-review-a-horror-mockery/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220925080600/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/reviews/aranmanai-2-review-a-horror-mockery/ |archive-date=25 September 2022 |website=Silverscreen India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2016 |title=Aranmanai 2 Tamil Movie Review by Chennaivision |url=http://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/aranmanai-2-tamil-movie-review-by-chennaivision/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818085856/http://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/aranmanai-2-tamil-movie-review-by-chennaivision/ |archive-date=18 August 2016 |access-date=14 July 2016 |website=Chennaivision |language=en}}</ref>


According to the director [[Sundar C.]], the film collected more money than its predecessor and was financially successful, despite receiving mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/09/aranmanai-2-made-more-money-than-the-original-sundar-c-1770944.html|title=Aranmanai 2 made more money than the original: Sundar C|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-15}}</ref>
=== Box office ===
''Aranmanai 2'' grossed ₹16.08 crore in the first 3 days of its release.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}} Director [[Sundar C]] stated that despite mixed reviews, the film surpassed its predecessor financially.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 February 2018 |title=Aranmanai 2 made more money than the original: Sundar C |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/09/aranmanai-2-made-more-money-than-the-original-sundar-c-1770944.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108154014/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/09/aranmanai-2-made-more-money-than-the-original-sundar-c-1770944.html |archive-date=8 November 2021 |access-date=15 March 2018 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
 
== Future ==
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The third instalment titled ''[[Aranmanai 3]]'' was released in 2021, and the fourth instalment ''[[Aranmanai 4]]'' in 2024.


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Aranmanai 2
File:Aranmanai 2.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySundar C
Produced byKhushbu Sundar
Written by
Screenplay by
  • Sundar C
  • S.B.Ramadoss
Starring
Music byHiphop Tamizha
CinematographyU. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited byN. B. Srikanth
Production
company
Distributed bySri Thenandal Films
Release date
  • 29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aranmanai 2 (transl. Palace 2) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film directed by Sundar C. Produced by Avni Cinemax, and distributed by Sri Thenandal Films, it is the second instalment in the Aranmanai film series following Aranmanai (2014). The film features an ensemble cast including Sundar C, Siddharth, Trisha Krishnan, Hansika Motwani and Poonam Bajwa. In the film, a man and his fiancée returns to his ancestral home after his father gets in a coma under mysterious circumstances, but takes a turn when he uncovers his family's dark secrets.

The film released on 29 January 2016 and received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, but became a hit at the box-office.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The movie starts with the Amman statue that guarded the village against evil spirits and negative energy stored in an underground room during the temple's renovation. At a graveyard close to the temple, a group of tantric practitioners capitalise on the dormant Amman to awaken evil spirits for black magic purposes. During the ritual, they inadvertently release a demonic entity that they could not contain. The evil spirit leaves the graveyard as a cloud and moves into the village. The village mendicant-holy man notices the evil spirit and chases after it but cannot prevent it from entering the titular palace. The palace owner ignored his pleadings since the holy man was mute. Later that night, the spirit attacks the owner, who then falls and goes into a coma. His elder son, Ramesh, arrives with his wife, Sandhya, and their son, Suresh. Together with them are his younger brother, Murali and his fiancée Anitha. Devadas also appears in disguise as his father, Sandhu Bondu Naadimuthu, a doctor, and had contact with the landowners.

One night, a mysterious being kills the family driver. After a few nights, Suresh does crazy things and says that a spirit is telling him to do so. Also, Murali sees a supernatural being elevating his father above the bed and gets scared. Anitha, who also witnesses these things, calls her brother Ravi. One night, Ravi sees Suresh drowning and rescues him. Initially, he suspects Manju, a nurse that the family got to care for Murali's father, but she has a different agenda, so he realises it isn't her. After that, he sets up cameras around the house. A few nights later, the elder brother goes missing, and Ravi sees it. With the cameras, he can identify the spirit that is causing havoc. Murali identifies her as Maya, his younger sister.

In the past, The family loved Maya, especially her father and Murali. She was also the owner of Maya Granites, as shown in the song Maya Maya. On the day before her marriage, she eloped with one of the workers' son, and the whole family was shocked and felt disgraced. Murali passes the good news to his father and brother when he sees Maya pregnant three years later in Bangalore. Their father asks Maya to come back home, to which she agrees. On the day she was supposed to arrive, Maya didn't appear, and Murali thought she had changed her mind. Later, Ravi says that it's not true. Maya and her husband got off a stop earlier since her elder brother wanted them to arrive home safely. While travelling in a Jeep on the way to their palace, the driver stabbed Maya's husband. After that, he instructed Maya to go into hiding. But this plan failed when Maya's father arrived and told her to drink poison since she disgraced her family's name and status by marrying someone who belonged to a lower caste. Maya agrees to her father's words with the condition that her brothers should spare her husband's life. After she drank the poison, Maya's elder brother killed her husband in front of her, which made Maya vow that she would end the male generation in her family before her father choked her to death.

In the present, Ravi also says that her primary target is Murali since he told their father and elder brother about her whereabouts and Suresh. Manju says that her uncle is a priest and lives near the Kerala border. Ravi goes with Manju to the priest, whose disciples at first refuse to offer a helping hand because the priest is just recuperating from myocardial infarction (heart attack). But before they leave, the priest decides to help them and starts the pooja. After a few moments, the priest informs that Maya has possessed someone in the palace and gives them a lime. The lime turns bad and reveals that Anitha is possessed. Also, Anitha killed Murali's elder brother and poisoned her father-in-law as an act of revenge, even though he managed to recover from his coma. Ravi decides to find Maya's corpse, while Murali, Suresh, and Manju try to distract Anitha by taking the entire family to a restaurant. Their main goal is to get Anitha's blood and put some holy ink on her hair. They manage to get her blood when she is cutting an apple, and one of the assistants manages to put the ink before getting thrashed by Anitha/Maya. There, Anitha goes to the house and tries to kill Murali and Suresh. However, it fails, and the priest manages to get Maya out of Anitha.

Later, Ravi and the priest decide to kill the spirit, and the only way is to be possessed by the spirit and stab its own corpse. Ravi manages to do it and completes it, but the priest gets chest pain and tells Murali that their only hope is to go to the Mariamman Pooja, which is happening in their village temple, as the goddess is their final hope. Murali and Suresh get there with Ravi, possessed by Maya, trying to stop them. When Ravi is about to kill Murali, Mariamman uses her powers and prevents Maya's spirit from killing Murali and Suresh. Before she leaves, she sees her brother Murali, who sheds tears for what had happened to his beloved sister. Before Maya disappears, she smiles at Mariamman's massive idol. After this incident, Murali, Suresh and Anitha reunite, and Ravi reunites with Manju, leaving the Aranmanai in the hands of the caretakers. As everyone leaves the palace, Maya's spirit enters a doll and returns to the palace, waiting for the right time to swing back into action. The movie ends with a hint of a sequel.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Cameo appearances


Production[edit | edit source]

The project's progress was first officially revealed after Trisha Krishnan had tweeted her involvement in the sequel and revealed that she would star alongside Siddharth.[1] Hansika Motwani subsequently also announced that she would work in Aranmanai 2.[2] Aadukalam Naren, then known mainly for character roles, was chosen to play an antagonistic role as Sundar felt he was an "underrated" actor and wanted to further explore his acting skills.[3] Principal photography began in mid-June 2015.[4] The film's makers created a 103 feet (31 m) statue of the sleeping goddess Mariamman for a song sequence.[5] Principal photography wrapped by early December.[6]

Music[edit | edit source]

Aranmanai 2
Soundtrack album by
Hiphop Tamizha
Released27 December 2015
Recorded2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:56
LanguageTamil
LabelThink Music
ProducerHiphop Tamizha
Hiphop Tamizha chronology
Thani Oruvan
(2015) 		Aranmanai 2
(2015) 		Kathakali
(2016)

The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by Hiphop Tamizha. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks. The music rights were purchased by Think Music. The album was released on 27 December 2015.[citation needed] Independent singer Kaushik Krish (who earlier recorded "Kannala Kannala", also composed by Hiphop Tamizha for Thani Oruvan) announced in September 2015 that he was working on a single track from the album,[7] but his name did not appear on the tracklist.[citation needed]


Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Party With The Pei"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha, Kharesma Ravichandran3:35
2."Maayaa Maayaa"VivekKailash Kher, Padmalatha4:20
3."Poraadaa Poraadaa"Hiphop TamizhaHiphop Tamizha3:38
4."Kuchi Mittai"Hiphop TamizhaAnthony Daasan4:12
5."Amma" (the Amman song)PiraisoodanMalathi Lakshman, Hiphop Tamizha, Vishnupriya Ravi, Anthony Daasan4:40
6."Aranmanai 2" (Instrumental) Hiphop Tamizha2:31
Total length:22:56


Release[edit | edit source]

Aranmanai 2 was initially announced to be released in mid-January 2016 during Pongal;[8] however the release date was pushed to 29 January 2016.[9] The film was distributed by Sri Thenandal Films in Tamil Nadu.[10]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Critical response[edit | edit source]

M Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote "Despite toeing so closely to the original's formula and being equally unpretentious, Aranmanai-2 feels underwhelming. The horror scenes not even remotely scary (though, the visual effects continue to be tacky). The cast and the director seem to be coasting along with a 'people will see this movie no matter what' attitude, and it is this blatant acknowledgement of the film being just a cash grab that is most disappointing".[11] Sify wrote "Sundar C's Aranmanai 2 is a pucca paisa vasool popcorn entertainer, which is packaged with all the commercial trappings like glamour, slapstick comedy and thrilling moments. Set in a familiar milieu, one can easily predict each and every scene and the film will work big time with common man seeking pure time pass entertainment".[12] Silverscreen India wrote, "At a time when a younger generation of filmmakers in Kollywood are coming up with well-made horror films like Maya, Pisaasu and Demonte Colony, Aranmanai 2 looks like a grinch in a hip Bengaluru pub. Out of place and awkward".[13][14]

Box office[edit | edit source]

Aranmanai 2 grossed ₹16.08 crore in the first 3 days of its release.[citation needed] Director Sundar C stated that despite mixed reviews, the film surpassed its predecessor financially.[15]

Future[edit | edit source]

Further information: Aranmanai (film series)

The third instalment titled Aranmanai 3 was released in 2021, and the fourth instalment Aranmanai 4 in 2024.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Trisha signs `Aranmanai-2` with Sundar C". Sify. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hansika joins Trisha and Siddharth for `Aranmanai 2`". Sify. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Naren turns baddie for `Aranmanai 2`". Sify. IANS. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hansika to start shoot for Sundar C's 'Aranmanai 2'". Sify. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Asia's largest goddess statue comes alive on Aranmanai 2 sets". Hindustan Times. IANS. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  6. ↑ KR, Manigandan (2 December 2015). "Aranmanai 2 Team Wraps Up Shoot; Poses for Selfie". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  7. ↑ L M, Kaushik (13 September 2015). "THE VOICE BEHIND THE RECENT MELODY SENSATION". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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