| Arrambam | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vishnuvardhan |
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| Produced by | A. Raghuram A. M. Rathnam (presenter)[1] |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Arya Nayanthara Taapsee Pannu Rana Daggubati |
| Cinematography | Om Prakash |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ayngaran International[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹60 crore[3] |
| Box office | ₹124 crore[4] |
Arrambam (transl. Beginning) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[2] directed by Vishnuvardhan. Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha, the film stars Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayanthara, Taapsee Pannu and Rana Daggubati, with Mahesh Manjrekar, Aadukalam Naren, Kishore, Atul Kulkarni, Akshara Gowda and Murali Sharma in supporting roles. While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.
Following a six-month long pre-production and the official announcement of the project in May 2012, filming commenced in June 2012 and continued for the next 15 months. Majority of the filming happened in Mumbai. Other locations included Chennai, Bangalore, Dubai, Hyderabad, Mahabaleshwar, Jaisalmer, Leh and Ladakh.[5] The film was not titled until it entered post-production and was mostly referred to as Thala 53 or Valai, a supposed working title. The film was released on 31 October 2013.
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