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Aruvi

Aruvi

20177.52h 2m

Overview

A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people.

Directed by Arun Prabu Purushothaman
Written by Arun Prabu Purushothaman
Produced by S. R. Prakashbabu, S. R. Prabu
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Top Cast

Aditi Balan

Aditi Balan

Aruvi

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Shwetha Shekar

Jessy

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

Shobana

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Mohammad Ali Baig

Mohammad Shakeel Waqaab

Kavitha Bharathi

Kavitha Bharathi

Aruvi Bala

Aruvi Bala

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Thirunavukkarasu

Aruvi's father

Madhan Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy

Madhan Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy

Venkataapuri Sri Badri Sesaadri Deetsidhar

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Anjali Varadhan

Emily

Themes & Keywords

aidssocial justice

About Aruvi

Aruvi is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of aids, social justice. Directed by Arun Prabu Purushothaman, it stars Aditi Balan, Shwetha Shekar, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy. A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people.

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