''Aranmanai 4'' () is an upcoming Indian

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-language comedy horror film directed by Sundar C., who co-wrote the film with Venkatt Ragavan and S. B. Ramadass. It is produced by Khushbu Sundar and A. C. S. Arun Kumar under Avni Cinemax and Benzz Media (P) Ltd. The film stars Sundar himself, alongside an

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that includes

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, Ramachandra Raju,

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, VTV Ganesh, K. S. Ravikumar,

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and

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. It is the fourth installment in the ''Aranmanai'' film series. The film has music composed by

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, cinematography handled by E. Krishnasamy and editing done by Fenny Oliver. ''Aranmanai 4'' is scheduled to be theatrically released on 3 May 2024.

Cast

Production

Development

In mid-January 2023, Vijay Sethupathi was initially cast as the lead in the fourth installment of the ''Aranmanai'' film series, helmed by Sundar C. However, due to scheduling conflicts, Sethupathi stepped down, and Sundar took over the lead role. Later in March 2023

and

were chosen as the female leads.

secured a pivotal role alongside

, VTV Ganesh,

and

. In the Telugu dubbed version,

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and Srinivasa Reddy were cast instead of Yogi Babu and VTV Ganesh. Additionally, Sundar reunited with

for the project.

Filming

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for the film commenced in March 2023 and wrapped by mid-September.

Marketing

The first look poster was released on 29 September 2023. Exclusive stills of the film were leaked and became viral on the internet on 15 March 2024. The official trailer of the film was released on 30 March 2024, with a grand trailer launch event held in Chennai, and received mostly positive reviews.

Music

The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by

in his sixth collaboration with Sundar C., after ''

Aambala ''Aambala'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sundar C. Produced by Vishal, it features him in the leading role alongside an ensemble cast including Hansika Motwani, Prabhu, Vaibha ...

'' (2015), ''

Aranmanai 2 ''Aranmanai 2'' ()() is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Sundar himself, Trisha, Hansika Motwani, Siddharth, Poonam Bajwa, Soori, Kovai Sarala, Manobala, Chitra Lakshmanan and R ...

'' (2016), '' Kalakalappu 2'' (2018), ''

Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven ''Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven'' () is a Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Sundar C. and produced by Lyca Productions. A remake of the Telugu film ''Attarintiki Daredi'' (2013), the film stars Silambarasan, Ramya Krishnan, Prabhu, Na ...

'' (2019) and ''Action'' (2019). The music rights were purchased by Think Music. The first single, titled "Achacho" was released on 14 April 2024.

Release

Theatrical

''Aranmanai 4'' was initially scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release in mid January 2024 during the

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week but was postponed to Republic Day. Later, it was pushed to 11 April, then to 26 April, and finally locked for theatrical release on 3 May 2024, alongside the Telugu version titled ''Baak''.

References

External links

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