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123_113	Aditi Balan accepted the script while reading as it featured an emotional bond between father and
123_114	daughter. Since the entire cast were debutantes, Arun Prabu decided to conduct an acting workshop
123_115	for three months, to prepare shooting for the film. Post the reading session, Aditi prepared a
123_116	lengthy dialogue which was filmed in a single shoot. She had to undergo a lot of physical changes,
123_117	in a climax sequence, Aditi had a strict diet to lose more than 10 kilos, and has to be isolated
123_118	for 45 days, without communicating to person, so as to prepare for the shooting, describing it as
123_119	"exhausting, both physically and mentally" but had loved the challenge. Theatre personality
123_120	Mohammad Ali Baig, played the role of Mohammad Shakeel Waqaab, a Director general of police,
123_121	interrogating Aruvi. Made at a production cost of 2 crore, the film began shooting in Chennai,
123_122	Trivandrum, Kochi and was completed within six months.
123_123	Themes and influences
123_124	The film revolves around the problems faced by HIV patients in the society, where the film focuses
123_125	about love, humanity and compassion. It is considered to be a multi-genre film, that considered to
123_126	be a non-linear narrative, where multiple storytelling devices are used. Along with this
123_127	screenplay, the film also showcases on the LGBT angle, as Aruvi (Aditi Balan) had a mutual
123_128	relationship with Emily (Anjali Varathan). Arun Prabu, an ardent follower of world cinema, revealed
123_129	in an interview with Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South, saying that inspired the works of
123_130	Pedro Almodóvar, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard and also had inspired The Battle of Algiers (1966)
123_131	by Gillo Pontecorvo, which he described it as his favourite film. He added that during the writing
123_132	of Aruvi, he was highly fascinated by Parasakthi (1952), where the interrogation scene of that
123_133	film, with Sivaji Ganesan in a court, was served as the inspiration for the film.
123_134	Several allegations of plagiarism was levied against Arun Prabu as the film's opening sequence
123_135	shared a resemblance between the Egyptian film Asmaa (2011). Following the reactions in social
123_136	media, Arun Prabu later watched the film before the release, saying that it is quite essential for
123_137	film enthusiasts to discuss and compare two films which share a similar plot. But requested
123_138	cinephiles to watch both films fully and express their point of views. He felt that "with the film,
123_139	they had got an opportunity to watch both the films and after watching, they can understand the
123_140	contrast difference between the two films". He added that " In Aruvi, only the first 15 minutes
123_141	revolve around the titular character’s life and upbringing. Later, the story entirely takes a shift
123_142	to talk about the society and people’s problems more." The reality show Solvathellam Sathyam
123_143	featured in the film, was inspired from Solvathellam Unmai. Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, the host of that
123_144	show expressed disappointment about the makers for making a jibe on it.
123_145	Soundtrack
123_146	The film score and soundtrack were jointly composed by Bindhumalini and Vedanth Bharadwaj, in their
123_147	debut composition for a feature film. Arun Prabu had listened to the studio album Suno Bhai, which
123_148	he felt impressed and decided to approach them, as the film needed a "soulful sound". Prabu
123_149	contributed the film's music to have an integral part in the screenplay, and researched about the
123_150	album, with the classifications for moods, ideas, inspirations, detailed descriptions, and even the
123_151	duration of the tracks. The team planned for 33 original compositions — including the film's songs
123_152	and score. The album consisted of offbeat and conventional music, highly contrasting to their
123_153	calibre, as both the musicians belonged to Carnatic music background. Arun Prabu wrote lyrics for
123_154	two of the tracks, while the rest of them were penned by Kutti Revathi. The album also featured a
123_155	classical song written by poet Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi.
123_156	On the occasion of World Music Day (21 June 2017), the track "Anbin Kodi", deciphered as the "Party
123_157	Song", was released as a single and received positive response. The album consists of six tracks,
123_158	was released on 1 September 2017 by Dream Warrior Pictures and was widely appreciated by music
123_159	critics, with Indiaglitz hailed it as a "best album in contemporary Tamil music". Critic based at
123_160	Behindwoods described the album as "newfangled and experimental" and said further, "Though the
123_161	album might not be a playlist favourite for all, but its indie feel gives a fresh perspective to
123_162	music making in Tamil cinema". Vipin Nair of Music Aloud stated it as a "Brilliantly experimental
123_163	composing debut from Bindhu Malini and Vedanth", while Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog described it
123_164	as "completely unique and highly original". A critic from Moviecrow stated it as "an unconventional
123_165	soundtrack elevated by high inventive arrangements".
123_166	Release
123_167	Aruvi was screened at various film festivals worldwide, with the first being at the Shanghai
123_168	International Film Festival held on 14 June 2016 and received acclaim from audience. The film was
123_169	initially scheduled for theatrical release on 1 December 2017, but was postponed to 15 December due
123_170	to various reasons. The teaser of the film was released during 10 November 2017 and was received
123_171	positive response from viewers. After the reception from the press show held at Sathyam Cinemas on
123_172	11 December, four days before the release, Nikilesh Surya, owner of Rohini Silver Screens announced
123_173	that the film will be premiered on a bigger complex during the theatrical release.
123_174	The management of Sathyam Cinemas decided to showcase the film at the main Sathyam screen, after
123_175	being premiered at Six Degrees and Serene from the opening weekend. In Tamil Nadu, the makers
123_176	increased the number of screens from 350 to 500. The film was distributed to over sixty screens
123_177	across the United States, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka. In addition, the film was screened at
123_178	Kerala on 29 December 2017. Amazon Prime Video acquired the digital distribution rights of Aruvi
123_179	and premiered it on the streaming platform on 15 January 2018. However, the pirated versions of the
123_180	high-definition print surfaced through the internet, even before the digital premiere. The
123_181	satellite rights of the film were sold to Star Vijay and had its television premiere on 25 March
123_182	2018.
123_183	Critical reception
123_184	Aruvi received highly positive views upon release. Critics were particularly appreciative of the
123_185	performances of the protagonist Aditi Balan and the supporting cast, and the film's direction. In
123_186	his film review, Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South called it as "an ambitious, solidly
123_187	written satire that takes an issue and does very unexpected things with it". M. Suganth of The
123_188	Times of India rated four out of five stars for the film, calling it as "a superbly written drama
123_189	centred around a unique character that unfolds as a thriller, a black comedy, an awareness movie,
123_190	and a tragedy".
123_191	Praising the incredible performances by a team of newcomers, Vishal Menon of The Hindu called it as
123_192	"one of the best films of the year". Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle said the film as an
123_193	"exemplary work from Arun Prabu" and gave four-and-a-half out of five stars. Writing for Hindustan
123_194	Times, Haricharan Pudipeddi stated "Aruvi means waterfalls and the movie, starring Aditi Balan in a
123_195	bold avatar, itself is a flow of emotions. There’s drama, anger, laughter and loneliness all
123_196	packaged very well. Though unintentionally funny at times, the film is not for the faint-hearted."
123_197	India Today-based critic Kirubakar Purushothaman rated four out of five and said "Aruvi (Waterfall)
123_198	is of course about the heroine who lends her name to the film — Aditi Balan. But the name also
123_199	stands as metaphor for the story itself. Like a waterfall — it gushes with force, hits the ground
123_200	exploding at the interval, and flows fading away into nothingness in the climax." Sreedhar Pillai
123_201	of Firstpost called it as one of the best films from Kollywood and further said "In an era of a
123_202	shallow and fraudulent films masquerading as good cinema, here is something which is pure, and at
123_203	the same time, entertaining. If you want to nit-pick, the film slides a bit by taking a preachy
123_204	tone and overstretched melodrama towards the end. But these are just minor flaws in a gutsy and
123_205	outstanding film."
123_206	Vikram Venkateshwaran of The Quint reviewed it as "a social commentary that’s as much about ripping
123_207	apart a popular talk show, as it is about holding a mirror to you, the audience". Writing for The
123_208	Indian Express, Ashameera Aiyyappan said "the movie is a cascade of emotions: laughter, tears,
123_209	anger, loneliness, the film has everything in a neat package and ideals presented with great craft.
123_210	It is a struggle to find a beginning point when a film has almost everything working in its
123_211	favour." Rakesh Mehar of The News Minute said "Aruvi is not a perfect film. Some parts of the
123_212	script do feel a tad contrived. And the film too lightly lets off three men who are accused of

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Aditi Balan accepted the script while reading as it featured an emotional bond between father and

123_114

daughter. Since the entire cast were debutantes, Arun Prabu decided to conduct an acting workshop

123_115

for three months, to prepare shooting for the film. Post the reading session, Aditi prepared a

123_116

lengthy dialogue which was filmed in a single shoot. She had to undergo a lot of physical changes,

123_117

in a climax sequence, Aditi had a strict diet to lose more than 10 kilos, and has to be isolated

123_118

for 45 days, without communicating to person, so as to prepare for the shooting, describing it as

123_119

"exhausting, both physically and mentally" but had loved the challenge. Theatre personality

123_120

Mohammad Ali Baig, played the role of Mohammad Shakeel Waqaab, a Director general of police,

123_121

interrogating Aruvi. Made at a production cost of 2 crore, the film began shooting in Chennai,

123_122

Trivandrum, Kochi and was completed within six months.

123_123

Themes and influences

123_124

The film revolves around the problems faced by HIV patients in the society, where the film focuses

123_125

about love, humanity and compassion. It is considered to be a multi-genre film, that considered to

123_126

be a non-linear narrative, where multiple storytelling devices are used. Along with this

123_127

screenplay, the film also showcases on the LGBT angle, as Aruvi (Aditi Balan) had a mutual

123_128

relationship with Emily (Anjali Varathan). Arun Prabu, an ardent follower of world cinema, revealed

123_129

in an interview with Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South, saying that inspired the works of

123_130

Pedro Almodóvar, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard and also had inspired The Battle of Algiers (1966)

123_131

by Gillo Pontecorvo, which he described it as his favourite film. He added that during the writing

123_132

of Aruvi, he was highly fascinated by Parasakthi (1952), where the interrogation scene of that

123_133

film, with Sivaji Ganesan in a court, was served as the inspiration for the film.

123_134

Several allegations of plagiarism was levied against Arun Prabu as the film's opening sequence

123_135

shared a resemblance between the Egyptian film Asmaa (2011). Following the reactions in social

123_136

media, Arun Prabu later watched the film before the release, saying that it is quite essential for

123_137

film enthusiasts to discuss and compare two films which share a similar plot. But requested

123_138

cinephiles to watch both films fully and express their point of views. He felt that "with the film,

123_139

they had got an opportunity to watch both the films and after watching, they can understand the

123_140

contrast difference between the two films". He added that " In Aruvi, only the first 15 minutes

123_141

revolve around the titular character’s life and upbringing. Later, the story entirely takes a shift

123_142

to talk about the society and people’s problems more." The reality show Solvathellam Sathyam

123_143

featured in the film, was inspired from Solvathellam Unmai. Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, the host of that

123_144

show expressed disappointment about the makers for making a jibe on it.

123_145

Soundtrack

123_146

The film score and soundtrack were jointly composed by Bindhumalini and Vedanth Bharadwaj, in their

123_147

debut composition for a feature film. Arun Prabu had listened to the studio album Suno Bhai, which

123_148

he felt impressed and decided to approach them, as the film needed a "soulful sound". Prabu

123_149

contributed the film's music to have an integral part in the screenplay, and researched about the

123_150

album, with the classifications for moods, ideas, inspirations, detailed descriptions, and even the

123_151

duration of the tracks. The team planned for 33 original compositions — including the film's songs

123_152

and score. The album consisted of offbeat and conventional music, highly contrasting to their

123_153

calibre, as both the musicians belonged to Carnatic music background. Arun Prabu wrote lyrics for

123_154

two of the tracks, while the rest of them were penned by Kutti Revathi. The album also featured a

123_155

classical song written by poet Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi.

123_156

On the occasion of World Music Day (21 June 2017), the track "Anbin Kodi", deciphered as the "Party

123_157

Song", was released as a single and received positive response. The album consists of six tracks,

123_158

was released on 1 September 2017 by Dream Warrior Pictures and was widely appreciated by music

123_159

critics, with Indiaglitz hailed it as a "best album in contemporary Tamil music". Critic based at

123_160

Behindwoods described the album as "newfangled and experimental" and said further, "Though the

123_161

album might not be a playlist favourite for all, but its indie feel gives a fresh perspective to

123_162

music making in Tamil cinema". Vipin Nair of Music Aloud stated it as a "Brilliantly experimental

123_163

composing debut from Bindhu Malini and Vedanth", while Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog described it

123_164

as "completely unique and highly original". A critic from Moviecrow stated it as "an unconventional

123_165

soundtrack elevated by high inventive arrangements".

123_166

Release

123_167

Aruvi was screened at various film festivals worldwide, with the first being at the Shanghai

123_168

International Film Festival held on 14 June 2016 and received acclaim from audience. The film was

123_169

initially scheduled for theatrical release on 1 December 2017, but was postponed to 15 December due

123_170

to various reasons. The teaser of the film was released during 10 November 2017 and was received

123_171

positive response from viewers. After the reception from the press show held at Sathyam Cinemas on

123_172

11 December, four days before the release, Nikilesh Surya, owner of Rohini Silver Screens announced

123_173

that the film will be premiered on a bigger complex during the theatrical release.

123_174

The management of Sathyam Cinemas decided to showcase the film at the main Sathyam screen, after

123_175

being premiered at Six Degrees and Serene from the opening weekend. In Tamil Nadu, the makers

123_176

increased the number of screens from 350 to 500. The film was distributed to over sixty screens

123_177

across the United States, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka. In addition, the film was screened at

123_178

Kerala on 29 December 2017. Amazon Prime Video acquired the digital distribution rights of Aruvi

123_179

and premiered it on the streaming platform on 15 January 2018. However, the pirated versions of the

123_180

high-definition print surfaced through the internet, even before the digital premiere. The

123_181

satellite rights of the film were sold to Star Vijay and had its television premiere on 25 March

123_182

2018.

123_183

Critical reception

123_184

Aruvi received highly positive views upon release. Critics were particularly appreciative of the

123_185

performances of the protagonist Aditi Balan and the supporting cast, and the film's direction. In

123_186

his film review, Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South called it as "an ambitious, solidly

123_187

written satire that takes an issue and does very unexpected things with it". M. Suganth of The

123_188

Times of India rated four out of five stars for the film, calling it as "a superbly written drama

123_189

centred around a unique character that unfolds as a thriller, a black comedy, an awareness movie,

123_190

and a tragedy".

123_191

Praising the incredible performances by a team of newcomers, Vishal Menon of The Hindu called it as

123_192

"one of the best films of the year". Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle said the film as an

123_193

"exemplary work from Arun Prabu" and gave four-and-a-half out of five stars. Writing for Hindustan

123_194

Times, Haricharan Pudipeddi stated "Aruvi means waterfalls and the movie, starring Aditi Balan in a

123_195

bold avatar, itself is a flow of emotions. There’s drama, anger, laughter and loneliness all

123_196

packaged very well. Though unintentionally funny at times, the film is not for the faint-hearted."

123_197

India Today-based critic Kirubakar Purushothaman rated four out of five and said "Aruvi (Waterfall)

123_198

is of course about the heroine who lends her name to the film — Aditi Balan. But the name also

123_199

stands as metaphor for the story itself. Like a waterfall — it gushes with force, hits the ground

123_200

exploding at the interval, and flows fading away into nothingness in the climax." Sreedhar Pillai

123_201

of Firstpost called it as one of the best films from Kollywood and further said "In an era of a

123_202

shallow and fraudulent films masquerading as good cinema, here is something which is pure, and at

123_203

the same time, entertaining. If you want to nit-pick, the film slides a bit by taking a preachy

123_204

tone and overstretched melodrama towards the end. But these are just minor flaws in a gutsy and

123_205

outstanding film."

123_206

Vikram Venkateshwaran of The Quint reviewed it as "a social commentary that’s as much about ripping

123_207

apart a popular talk show, as it is about holding a mirror to you, the audience". Writing for The

123_208

Indian Express, Ashameera Aiyyappan said "the movie is a cascade of emotions: laughter, tears,

123_209

anger, loneliness, the film has everything in a neat package and ideals presented with great craft.

123_210

It is a struggle to find a beginning point when a film has almost everything working in its

123_211

favour." Rakesh Mehar of The News Minute said "Aruvi is not a perfect film. Some parts of the

123_212

script do feel a tad contrived. And the film too lightly lets off three men who are accused of