Aruvam(2019)
A food safety officer and a teacher who has no sense of smell come together to fight the practice of food adulteration and its devastating effect on people.
Aruvam is streaming on Vi Movies and TV and Amazon Prime Video since 10 October 2019.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Vi Movies and TV, Amazon Prime Video
- OTT Release Date
- 10 October 2019
- Theatrical Release
- 11 October 2019
- Director
- Sai Shekhar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rating
- 6.4/10
Storyline
A food safety officer teams up with a teacher who cannot smell. Together, they work to stop dangerous food tampering that is harming many people.
“When food becomes poison, two must stop it.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Aruvam
Cast reunions in this film: Manobala & Sathish (12 films together), Aadukalam Naren & Manobala (8 films together), Manobala & Kaali Venkat (7 films together), Aadukalam Naren & Siddharth (4 films together), Aadukalam Naren & Madhusudhan Rao (4 films together), and Aadukalam Naren & Kaali Venkat (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Aruvam' but was later renamed 'Aruva' for its theatrical release.
- Director Sai Shekhar said the story was inspired by real-life incidents of food adulteration reported in the news.
- Actor Siddharth, who plays the lead, performed many of his own stunts in the film's action sequences.
- The movie's climax was shot in a specially constructed large set designed to look like a massive food storage facility.
- This was one of the few Tamil horror-thrillers in 2019 to directly address a social issue like public health.
- The film's promotional campaign highlighted the tagline 'The taste of death' to connect food with horror.
- Composer Sam C.S., known for his background scores, used unique sound design to create a tense atmosphere.
