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Aruvi

2016 · Movie · 122 min

A

MEANRANK

81/100

Averaged across 4 ratings · 21.5K votes

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IMDb ↗

8.3/10

15.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes ↗

Tomatometer

86/100

10 reviews not counted

Popcornmeter

86/100

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Letterboxd ↗

3.8/5

6K ratings

AlloCiné ↗

3/5

3 ratings not counted

Trakt ↗

78/100

150 votes

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A young woman named Aruvi, who has been cast out from her family and society, arrives at a popular television talk show. With a calm and unsettling demeanor, she begins to tell her life story to the studio audience and the nation watching. Her tale is one of innocence, betrayal, and the harsh realities faced by women on the margins. The show becomes a platform for her to confront the very people and systems that have wronged her.

Cast

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Aditi Balan

Aruvi

Shwetha Shekar

Jessy

Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

Shobana

Mohammad Ali Baig

Mohammad Shakeel Waqaab

Kavitha Bharathi

Aruvi Bala

Thirunavukkarasu

Aruvi's father

Madhan Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy

Venkataapuri Sri Badri Sesaadri Deetsidhar

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18 wins from 30 nominations across 8 ceremonies

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2018	Best Production	Dream Warrior Pictures	Winner
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2018	Best Debut Director	Arun Prabu Purushothaman	Winner
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2018	Best Debut Actress	Aditi Balan	Winner
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2018	Best Editor	Raymond Derrick Crasta	Winner
Edison Awards 2018	Best Debut Director	Arun Prabu Purushothaman	Winner
Edison Awards 2018	Best Debut Actress	Aditi Balan	Winner
Filmfare Awards South 2018	Best Film – Tamil	Aruvi – Dream Warrior Pictures	Nominee
Filmfare Awards South 2018	Best Director – Tamil	Arun Prabu Purushothaman	Nominee

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