Arunachalam is a 1997 Tamil language

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 film starring Rajinikanth.

Plot

Rajnikanth finds himself to be an orphan. He travels from his village to Madras. There he meets Janakaraj, who gives him a job. By some magical situation, Rajni discovers himself to be a son of a dead millionaire—through Visu. Visu is the guardian of Rajni's father's trust. If Rajni wants his inheritance, he has to follow certain rules. He can get an inheritance of $30 billion if he can spend $3 million in a month. The conditions are: no contributions to charities, not to own any assets at the end of the month, and, above all, no one else must know. If Rajni fails to spend the money according to the rules, all the money will go to his father's trust which is managed by V.K.Ramasamy, "Nizhalgal" Ravi, Kitty

Kitty

Kitty may refer to:* Cat, small carnivorous mammal of the subspecies Felis silvestris catus* Kitten, a young cat* Kitty , people and fictional characters with the given name Kitty...

 and Raghuvaran

Raghuvaran

Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...

. These four form a team of "villains". They want to spoil Rajni's efforts and get all the money for the trust and kill Visu. Rambha

Rambha (actress)

Vijaya Lakshmi , best known by her stage name Rambha, is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 100 South Indian films and also in Bollywood films. She had done several successful films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali and Bhojpuri films. She paired up with popular heroes...

 is Visu's daughter and she is appointed as the accountant for Rajni for 30 days.

The movie explores the basics of an economy where large amounts can be siphoned away with no clue as to the end of the tunnel.
The script created quite the difference from may other staid Rajnikanth features, but proved nonetheless to be a box-office success.
This movie is a remake of the 1985 U.S. Film Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions is a novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves. It was adapted into a play in 1906, which opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre, and the novel or play has been made into a film nine times .-Plot introduction:The novel's...

 starring Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

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.
In 1988, Brewster's Millions was remade in Hindi titled Maalamaal starring Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...

.

Cast

• Rajnikanth
  Rajnikanth
  Rajinikanth is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon. He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award-winning motion picture Apoorva Raagangal , directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor....
  
   - Arunachalam/Vethachalam
• Rambha
  Rambha (actress)
  Vijaya Lakshmi , best known by her stage name Rambha, is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 100 South Indian films and also in Bollywood films. She had done several successful films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali and Bhojpuri films. She paired up with popular heroes...
  
   - Nandhini
• Soundarya
  Soundarya
  Soundarya was a film actress who appeared in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She acted in more than 90 films, most of them in Telugu. She was killed in a plane crash near Bangalore.-Film career:...
  
   - Vedhavalli
• Jaishankar
  Jaishankar
  Jaishankar is a yester-year actor of the Tamil Film Industry. He is fondly referred to as Thennagathu James Bond . His penchant for dashing roles earned him the sobriquet of James Bond of South India, thanks to his roles in films like Vallavan Oruvan, CID Shankar and so on...
  
   - Aathikesavan
• Ravichandran
  Ravichandran (Tamil actor)
  Ravichandran was a Tamil film actor who played lead roles in Tamil movies of the 1960s and 1970s. He has also acted in supporting roles in some recent Tamil movies, and had also directed a number of films.- Life :...
  
   - Amayappa
• Raghuvaran
  Raghuvaran
  Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...
  
   - Vishvanath
• Visu
  Visu
  Visu , born 1941 is a Tamil writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk show host from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Visu fine tuned his directorial skills under the mentor-ship of legendary K. Balachander until becoming a full fledged director...
  
   - Rangachari
• V. K. Ramasamy
  V. K. Ramasamy
  V. K. Ramasamy was a Tamil actor, comedian and film producer who was known for the supporting roles he played in films in the years between 1950s and 1980s.-Notable Filmography:...
  
   - Kalaiperumal
• Nizhalgal Ravi
  Nizhalgal Ravi
  Nizhalgal Ravi is an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He started his career in 1980 with the film Nizhalgal.-Career:...
  
   - Prathap
• Kitty
• Janakaraj - Kaathavaraayan
• Raja
• Shakthi Kumar - Shakthi
• Thevaraj Balakrishnan - Arivu
• Manorama
• Ponambalam - Ponnambalam
• Veeraraagavan
• Vadivukkarasi
  Vadivukkarasi
  Vadivukkarasi is a Tamil film and television actress. She has acted in more than 350 films and 10 television serials in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. During her career, she has played various characters, essaying lead, supporting as well as antagonistic roles.-External links:...
  
   - Vedhavalli
• Thevaraj Krishnan - Chokkalingam
• Crazy Mohan
  Crazy Mohan
  "Crazy" Mohan is a popular Tamil comedy actor, script writer and playwright.He was a student at the College of Engineering, Guindy, where he graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 1973. He wrote his first drama at College of Engineering, Guindy, when he was in the 4th year in 1972. His guide was...
  
   - Ayyasaamy
• Ambika
  Ambika (actress)
  Ambika is an Indian film actress. She was worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. Ambika's sister Radha was also an actress. Both of them acted in a number of south Indian films in 80s and they have a movie studio called "ARS Studios"....
  
  - Meenatshi
• Soumian
• Thalapathy Thinesh

Punch Dialogues

• Aandavan solluraan, Arunaachalam mudikkuraan.

English - God proposes, Arunachalam disposes.

External links

• Arunachalam Telugu Film At Basthi.com