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Raghuvaran, who is unemployed for years, gets his dream job but a powerful rival is keen to put him down. Can he take on his adversary?



Rajinikanth
Arunachalam / Vedhachalam

Rambha
Nandhini

Soundarya
Vedhavalli

Jaishankar
Aathikesavan

Ravichandran
Ammayappan

Raghuvaran
Vishwanath

Visu
Rangachari

V. K. Ramasamy
Kaliyaperumal

Nizhalgal Ravi
Prathap

Kitty
Kurian
Arunachalam is a action, drama, comedy film released in 1997. Directed by Sundar C, it stars Rajinikanth, Rambha, Soundarya. Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past.
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