Aranmanai 4

A man decides to search for the hidden truth after his sister's suspicious death, setting off a series of events that lead to chaos and terror as he discovers more than he bargained for.

Release date: May 3, 2024 (India)

Director: Sundar

Music composed by: Hiphop Tamizha, Hiphop Tamizha Adhi

Box office: est.₹100.50 crore

Produced by: Khushbu Sundar; A. C. Shanmugam; A. C. S. Arun Kumar

Aranmanai 4 movie review: Sundar C's Tamil horror-comedy features Santhosh Prathap alongside Tamannaah Bhatia and Raashi Khanna.

The Aranmanai franchise has worked for director Sundar C in the past and he is back with the fourth installment. While some may have disliked his previous Aranmanai films, the audience just can’t seem to get enough of them as Aranmanai 3 released in 2021 turned out to be one of the most commercially successful ones of the year. Also read | Aranmanai 4 trailer: Sundar C, Tamannaah Bhatia, Raashii Khanna headline this spooky thriller about a ghost. Watch Aranmanai 4 also follows a similar template that combines horror-comedy and moments of fun for the kids which brings in the family audience. Given that it's a summer release, the family audience may just find it that whets their appetite like Aranmanai 3.

The premise

At the heart of Aranmanai 4 is a large house in the middle of a forest, a supernatural force, a ghost, numerous comic characters, several kids, a godman, pretty women, poojas, a song in honour of the Gods and Sundar C himself who comes to save the day. The story in this film revolves around Selvi (Tamannaah Bhatia) and her husband (Santhosh Prathap) who reside in a large house in the forest with their two kids. They are living a relatively happy life when for some unknown reason her husband suddenly tries to kill her and the kids. The kids survive this horrendous attack but the couple don’t and cops intimate Selvi’s brother, lawyer Saravanan (Sundar C), about this horrible incident. Saravanan and his aunt (Kovai Sarala) rush from the city to Selvi’s place and Saravanan decides to investigate what really happened.

As Saravanan probes into the entire tragedy along with the police, numerous unexplained deaths start to take place, along with the emergence of a ghost in their house. Maestry (Yogi Babu) and Carpenter (VTV Ganesh) were helping Selvi’s husband with his work and they also begin to help Saravanan in his investigation. Now, we also have Dr Maya’s (Raashi Khanna) grandfather (Delhi Ganesh) living in the house as he has been entrusted with the house. The plan is to sell the house so Maya can build a hospital and do social service.