Protraph Lack of good storyline.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Krishnamurthi Nagesh Saw an awesome comedy/horror movie( they said it was Horror too :P) "Aranmanai" starring Vinay Rai, Rai Lakshmi, Hansika Motwani, Andrea Jeremiah, Sundar C and Counter King Santhaanam. The movie was a laugh riot from start to end( except one or two "horror" scenes :p) . The songs were a drag though(except "Petromax Lightu Than Venuma" song). Apart from that everything was just awesome, you can watch it with friends or family too. It was a total entertainer from Sundar C and Counter King Santhaanam throws in a lot of good counters in this one too. If you watch it with friends in a theater, you'll have a great time. I would definitely rate it a 3.5 on 5. Definitely worth a watch.

Dhayanandhan Ramachandran ARANMANAI is horror comedy movie Director Sundar C comes with horror movie about a palace that is up for sale , due to that happening some murders.Raai Lakshmi's glamorous and cute look, Andrea's was good performance.Hansika's comes as main role and appearance was new too.Vinay a s a namesake hero in it.Sundar C comes as Andrea's bro - Just for making a heroism.Bharathwaj music very bad.Santhanam,- LoL - But nothing new on it.Kovai Sarala, Swaminathan, Mano Bala - Comes for fun's.Flashback story for Hansika' - Normal one - Nothing new on it.Story is quite predictable / Too draggy Verdict: Old story in a new tread - But fail to impress Mix of Muni and chandramukhi movie .

Visahan Sankar I'm a HUGE fan of the haunted house sub-genre of Horror films. As a horror fan, once you are able to predict the outcome of the movie, it loses all of its potential for scares and thrills. Thats exactly what happens with Sundar.C.'s ARANMANAI. The actors all gave their roles the best, especially Andrea and Hansika, whose performances will not be forgotten in a hurry. Like having an impressive table setting with sparkling cutlery and glassware and then going on to serve bland food, all the efforts of the actors go in vain, let down by a weak (and tired) storyline and even weaker dialogue. The lines in the intense/emotional scenes lack power and the comedy ranges from average to crude and is at times down right VULGAR (which makes the U/A rating highly questionable). Just the dialogue and references alone make it a movie for adults only.As the story is Heroine centric, the guys have minimal roles. The leads Hansika as Selvi and Andrea as Madhavi stand out and give solid performances. Sundar.C. handles his role well as Madhavi's brother. Santhanam's comedy is, as always, funny and dependable for a few laughs but the rib-tickling,Lol humour he is known for is missing here. The side track story of Kovai Sarala and Manobala makes for boring (and at times irritating) attempt at comedy and does nothing more than take away from the momentum of the story-telling. Rai Lakshmi is present almost purely to add glamour to the proceedings and she fulfils that role quite well.The villains aren't evil enough. The ghosts aren't scary enough(neither is the score). The Make-up, the sets, the costumes, the special effects, all fall short to make what could have been an edge-of-the-seat thriller/horror into a long-drawn effort by the viewer to stay interested.Summing up, this movie will work if you are among friends or family (sans kids) and you have a long afternoon with nothing to do. If, like me, your movie viewing time is precious, then give this one a miss.

guyramesh I watched this yesterday. I have always thought that Sunder C's comedies are underrated. Well, this movie deserves to be rated low.I watched with 2 of my friends, and usually, after we watch a movie, we will have at least few minutes of debating on some scenes. As for this movie, nothing worthy came up for discussion.Don't compare this movie with Kancana or Arundhati.There are many silly laughs and common scare techniques.To many characters each having small roles which you don't care about.If you look past expectations of good story and good acting, this movie is just OK.