Overview
Arundhati is a 2009 Indian Telugu Tamil language|Telugu Tamil-language horror fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under his banner, Mallemala Entertainments. The film stars Anushka Shetty in the title role with Sonu Sood, Deepak, Sayaji Shinde, Manorama, and Kaikala Satyanarayana. The music is composed by Koti with cinematography by K. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh.
Released on 16 January 2009, the film was a major commercial success and went onto become one of the highest-grossing Telugu films in history at the time. The success of the film turned Anushka into a major movie star overnight in Telugu cinema. The film received several accolades, including ten Nandi Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South.
The film was remade in Bengali with the same name in 2014.
Plot
Arundhati, a woman believed to be the reincarnation of her great-grandmother Jejamma, is engaged to Rahul. While traveling to Gadwal, one of her relatives Ramana and his wife Susheela encounter a mysterious entity and are led to an abandoned mansion. Inside, they encounter a tomb and are trapped in an illusion created by the entity. Arundhati's family arrives in Gadwal due to an accident caused by the entity to her grandfather Bhupathi Raja jr. Arundhati seeks the help of Anwar, a Fakir, who warns her about the danger but she ignores him. Arundhati is later lured by the entity to the abandoned mansion, and is stopped by a man. She ignores him and enters the mansion. She encounters the tomb, but is pulled out by Anwar, who warns her by showing a ghost.
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