''Aaranyam'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Guberji and starring Ram and Neeraja.

Cast

*Ram as Arvind *Neeraja as Divya *

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as Inspector Duraipandi *

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as Kumaresan *

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as Forest Guards *

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as Forest Guard *Theni Murugan *

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Music

The music for the film was composed by S. R. Ram.

Reception

Nandita Ravi of ''

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'' wrote that "With no script whatsoever, lack-luster performances from the cast, juvenile jokes, music with absolutely no recall value, and really bad dialogues, you’d think this film had at least one saving grace to boast of. Sadly, there is none". Sudhir Srinivasan of ''

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'' criticised the film as a whole and called the storyline "dated, dreadful and predictable". Malini Mannath of ''

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'' opined that "Though a laudable first-time effort, the unnecessary humour and an abrupt ending overshadow the better moments of the film". A critic from ''

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'' gave the film a negative review while praising the cinematography. SMK of ''Nowrunning'' said that "Apart from few middling performances, there is nothing to root for in Aaranyam, which is a terribly cliched film-making with overflowing banalities and caricatured characters".

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* {{IMDb title 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Tamil-language Indian films