Arinthum Ariyamalum

Satya, a naive Brahmin boy, comes from Nagercoil to Chennai, to join an engineering college. His problems begin, one by one, when he encounters his father, the dreaded don, Adhi Narayanan, and the latter’s hot-blooded adopted son Kutty. Satya’s girlfriend Sandhya is accidentally wounded in a shootout between Adhi’s gang and his rivals. Satya, on the prodding of ACP Thiagarajan, is all set to identify Kutty as the culprit. Intimidated and threatened by the gang and in a state of confusion, Satya is shocked when Adhi suddenly changes track and makes friendly overtures to him, claiming kinship with him. With Kutty too going overboard with his brotherly overprotective attitude, Satya’s life takes a comical and drastic turn. The soundtrack and film score were composed by , joining again with director after (2003). The soundtrack was released on 10 April 2005 and featured five tracks with lyrics penned by and Snehan. Yuvan garnered high praise for the “racy” and “peppy songs”, the album becoming one of the most successful albums of 2005, while placed “Yuvan’s music in Arindhum Ariyamalum” on the fifth spot in the list of in . The album features the singers Mahua Kamat and , former members of the girl group , foraying into the Tamil music industry. The song “Theepidika”, in particular, gained cult status, becoming the “anthem of the season”. It incorporates elements of the song “Bhoomiyil Maanida Jenmam” from the 1941 Tamil film , featuring the voice of ; composed by . wrote that “The highlight of the film is that it is racy and the casting is perfect. The designer look, comic one-liners and great action scenes makes the film watchable. The sentimental happy ending contributes considerably towards tugging at the heartstrings. Prakash Raj, clearly having a hangover is extraordinary”. rated the film “above average”. wrote, “Sometimes striking a serious note, suddenly lending it a comic twist and eventually wrapping it all up in absolute bonhomie, writer-director Vishnuvardhan’s palatable treatment is a pleasant surprise”.