''Arumugam'' () is a 2009 Indian

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directed by Suresh Krishna and written by Rashid Premji. The film stars Bharath and

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, while

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, Sathya, and

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, among others, play supporting roles. The music was composed by

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. The film released on 25 September 2009 and was panned by critics as well as audience. This movie was based on

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starred movie ''

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Synopsis

Arumugam ( Bharath) is a Good Samaritan who makes a living selling idlis on a roadside platform shop along with his father (

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), sister Mallika (

) and sidekick (

). Arumugam is in love with his childhood sweetheart Yamini (

) His best friend is the rich kid Karthik (Sathya), whose sister is an arrogant tycoon Malini Devi (

). She and her uncle ( Mahadevan) hates Karthik's deep bonding with Arumugam, who she finds to be below her stature. Malini, through her machinations, is able to separate the friends and bring Arumugam to the streets. Arumugam, after his mother's (

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) grave is bulldozed and Mallika is humiliated, vows to bring Malini to the streets. Due to his hard work and smart moves, he becomes the richest man in the town and takes his revenge.

Cast

* Bharath as Arumugam *

as Yamini *

as Malini Devi *

as Mallika (Arumugam's sister) *Sathya as Karthik (Arumugam's friend and Malini's brother) * Sara Alambara as Karthik's wife *

as Arumugam's sidekick *

as Arumugam's father *

as Arumugam's mother *

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as Malini's uncle *

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as O. C. Idly Customer *

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as Karthik's lawyer *

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Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics were written by

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and

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Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics who compared it with director's own film '' Annamalai'' due to its similar plot. ''

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'' labelled the film as "poor" cited that the film "makes you feel suffocated and every scene is predictable". Pavithra Srinivasan from ''

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'' labelled the film as a "ridiculous fare", giving it merely 0.5 out of 5 stars. ''Behinwoods'' wrote calling it "outdated story taken in a manner that would have worked in the mid 90s".Arumugam – Tamil Movie Review – Bharath Priyamani Ramya Krishnan Deva Suresh Krissna Cool Productions
Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2017-03-27.

References

External links

2009 films Films directed by Suresh Krissna Films scored by Deva (composer) 2000s Tamil-language films {{2000s-Tamil-film-stub