Aarilirindhu Aruvathu Varai

Tamil | Telugu
Drama
P A Art Productions

Released On - 14 Sep 1979 2hr 30min

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Cast View All

Rajinikanth

Main Lead Actor

Fatafat Jayalakshmi

Main Lead Actress

Cho Ramaswamy

Actor

Thengai Srinivasan

Actor

B Jaya

Actress

T K Bhagavathi

Actor

Crew View All

Panchu Arunachalam

Producer

S P Muthuraman

Director

Panchu Arunachalam

Lyricist

Ilaiyaraaja

Music Director

Panchu Arunachalam

Story Writer

S P Balasubrahmanyam

Singer

Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai is a drama film from 1979 under the direction of S. P. Muthuraman. Rajinikanth, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Cho and Sangeeta are featured in it. The movie centres on Santhanam, who gives up everything to guarantee his siblings a decent education and a pleasant living. But once they are financially independent, they start to disregard and abuse him, only recognising his value after he becomes well-known as a successful author.

Young Santhanam, whose father dies in a road accident following a reckless, extravagant lifestyle Santhanum starts work in a printing plant to support his mother and three younger siblings. Dreaming of providing his brothers a better life, he toils and takes several jobs to help the family. His mother passes away gradually, and while Santhanam struggles with loans to cover their needs, his siblings are still in school. He grows in love, but his money issues cause his girlfriend to abandon him. Santhanam provides dowry despite warning against it to help oversee his sister's marriage.

Desperate, he marries for money only to be duped. Even his brother, currently employed, turns selfish as his responsibilities increase. Santhanam finds himself in a slum with his wife and child after losing his job. He gradually starts writing, and his wife keeps the family while he rebuilds his life. Just as he finds success with his first book, death strikes, and a fire kills his wife. Insurance money and support from a devoted buddy helped Santhanam to become a noted author and publisher. He feels hollow, looking back on his wife's love, and the flimsy support of his siblings before dying peacefully despite riches, and celebrity.

Capturing the battles of a devoted man weighed down by family obligations, Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai is a very moving movie. It explores themes of sacrifice, responsibility, thankfulness, and the realities of life in raw honesty. The power of the film is in the grounded story and emotional realities that resonate across decades. It evokes an authentic exploration of struggle and resilience. It sticks with you and challenges you as it inches towards catharsis, with a heartwarming and thoughtful narrative.