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Aranmanai (transl. Palace) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film directed by Sundar C. Produced by Vision i Medias, and distributed by Sri Thenandal Films and Red Giant Movies, it is the first film in the Aranmanai film series. Loosely based on Aayiram Jenmangal (1978), the film features an ensemble cast including Sundar, Vinay, Santhanam, Hansika Motwani, Andrea Jeremiah, Raai Laxmi, Kovai Sarala, Manobala, Chitra Lakshmanan and Nithin Sathya. In the film, a family returns to their hometown to sell their ancestral palace, but their arrival is marked by supernatural events, and a relative of the family decides to uncover the truth.