Arinthum Ariyamalum

There is the innocent Brahmin boy Satya (Navdeep), who comes from Nagercoil to Chennai to join an engineering college. Then, his problems begin one by one when he encounters his father, the dreaded don Adhi Narayanan (Prakash Raj), and the latter's hot-blooded adopted son Kutty (Arya). Satya's girlfriend, Sandhya (Sameksha), is accidentally wounded in a shootout between Adhi's gang and his rivals. Satya, on the prodding of ACP Thiagarajan (Adithya), is all set to identify Kutty as the culprit. Intimidated and threatened by the gang and in a state of confusion, Satya is shocked when Adhi suddenly changes track and makes friendly overtures to him, claiming kinship with him. With Kutty too going overboard with his brotherly overprotective attitude, Satya's life takes a comical and drastic turn.

• Navdeep as Sathya Narayanan
• Arya as Kutty Narayanan
• Prakash Raj as Adhi Narayanan
• Sameksha as Sandhya
• Adithya as ACP Thiyagarajan
• Sangili Murugan as Ganapathy
• Krishna as Krishna
• Yog Japee as Mani
• Punnagai Poo Gheetha as The Collector
• Supriya special appearance in 'Theepidika Theepidika' song

The soundtrack and film score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, joining again with the director Vishnuvardhan after Kurumbu (2003). The soundtrack was released on 10 April 2005 and featured five tracks with lyrics penned by Pa. Vijay and Snehan. Yuvan Shankar Raja garnered high praise for the "racy" and "peppy songs",[4][5] the album becoming one of the most successful albums of 2005, while Behindwoods placed "Yuvan's music in Arindhum Ariyamalum" on the fifth spot in the list of Top 5 Innovations of the year in Tamil cinema.[6] The album features the singers Mahua Kamat and Anushka Manchanda, former members of the girl group Viva!, foraying into the Tamil Music industry.

The song "Theepidika", in particular, gained cult status, becoming the "anthem of the season". It incorporates elements of the song "Bhoomiyil Maanida Jenmam" from the 1941 Tamil film Ashok Kumar, featuring the voice of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar; composed by Papanasam Sivan.[7]

Sify wrote that "The highlight of the film is that it is racy and the casting is perfect. The designer look, comic one-liners and great action scenes makes the film watchable. The sentimental happy ending contributes considerably towards tugging at the heartstrings. Prakash Raj, clearly having a Ghilli hangover is extraordinary".[8] Behindwoods stated that "Director Vishnuvardhan has woven a good screenplay which shifts from romance to action and to a tale of father-son bonding but laced with humour".[9][10]

• Arinthum Ariyamalum at IMDb