{{Short description|2015 Tamil film by Guberji}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Aaranyam | image = Aaranyam.jpg | alt = | caption = Official poster | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Guberji | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | producer = | starring = Ram<br />Neeraja | narrator = | cinematography = Salai Sagadevan | editing = | music = S. R. Ram | studio = Aaha Oho Productions | distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --> | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|11|20}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = | gross = }} '''''Aaranyam''''' ({{translation|Jungle}}) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Guberji and starring Ram and Neeraja.
== Cast == *Ram as Arvind *Neeraja as Divya *Shaji Chen as Inspector Duraipandi *Ilavarasu as Kumaresan *Singamuthu as Forest Guard *Crane Manohar as Forest Guard *Theni Murugan *Theepetti Ganesan
== Music == The music for the film was composed by S. R. Ram.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2015 |title=Aaranyam Songs, Download Aaranyam Movie Songs For Free Online at Saavn.com |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/aaranyam/NXEo3Qjmy8w_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704170742/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/aaranyam/NXEo3Qjmy8w_ |archive-date=4 July 2023 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=JioSaavn}}</ref> {{Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | headline = Track listing | title1 = Kadhal Maayavalai | extra1 = Vishnu, Radhika Natarajan | lyrics1 = Meenakshi Sundaram | length1 = 4:09 | title2 = Maranji Kedandha | extra2 = A. R. Thomas, Radhika Natarajan | lyrics2 = Meenakshi Sundaram | length2 = 3:52 | title3 = Jimkhan | extra3 = Anthony Daasan, S. R. Ram, A. R. Thomas, Pavan Karthik, Velan Sagadevan | lyrics3 = Ekadasi | length3 = 4:27 | title4 = Kannula Unna | extra4 = Gopi, Sameera Baradwaj | lyrics4 = Meenakshi Sundaram | length4 = 4:04 | title5 = Siragai Madithu | extra5 = Radhika Natarajan | lyrics5 = Meenakshi Sundaram | length5 = 0:37 | title6 = Azhagaga Tholainthen | extra6 = Radhika Natarajan, Amrutha | lyrics6 = Meenakshi Sundaram | length6 = 1:09 | title7 = Jimkhan Dubstep | extra7 = Anthony Daasan, Rap Immanuel | lyrics7 = Ekadasi | length7 = 3:00 | title8 = Aaranyam (Instrumental) | extra8 = {{mdash}} | lyrics8 = {{mdash}} | length8 = 3:39 | total_length = 24:57 }}
== Reception == Nandita Ravi of ''The Times of India'' wrote that "With no script whatsoever, lack-luster performances from the cast, juvenile jokes, music with absolutely no recall value, and really bad dialogues, you’d think this film had at least one saving grace to boast of. Sadly, there is none".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nandita Ravi |title=Aaranyam Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Aaranyam by The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/aaranyam/movie-review/49868456.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Sudhir Srinivasan of ''The Hindu'' criticised the film as a whole and called the storyline "dated, dreadful and predictable".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudhir Srinivasan |date=21 November 2015 |title=Aaranyam: Positively dreadful |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/aaranyam-positively-dreadful/article7903895.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810015605/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/aaranyam-positively-dreadful/article7903895.ece |archive-date=10 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''The New Indian Express'' opined that "Though a laudable first-time effort, the unnecessary humour and an abrupt ending overshadow the better moments of the film".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malini Mannath |date=21 November 2015 |title=Aaranyam Review: A Twist Unlike Heaven |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2015/nov/21/aaranyam-review-a-twist-unlike-heaven-845891.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810015610/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2015/nov/21/Aaranyam-Review-A-Twist-Unlike-Heaven-845891.html |archive-date=10 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> A critic from ''Dinamalar'' gave the film a negative review while praising the cinematography.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 November 2015 |title=ஆரண்யம் |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1851/Aaranyam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810015605/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1851/Aaranyam/ |archive-date=10 August 2022 |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta}}</ref> SMK of ''Nowrunning'' said that "Apart from few middling performances, there is nothing to root for in Aaranyam, which is a terribly cliched film-making with overflowing banalities and caricatured characters".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aaranyam Tamil Movie |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/17524/tamil/aaranyam/5282/review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205201120/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/17524/tamil/aaranyam/5282/review |archive-date=5 February 2017 |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=Nowrunning}}</ref>
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Category:2015 Tamil-language films Category:2015 Indian films Category:Tamil-language Indian films