Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai
| Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai | |
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| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Produced by | Meena Panchu Arunachalam |
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| Cinematography | Babu |
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| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | P. A. Arts Productions |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (transl. From 6 to 60) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam, starring Rajinikanth. The cast also included Jayalaxmi, Cho, Sangeeta, Thengai Seenivasan, Jaya and Thilak. Soundtrack for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
The film portrays the life of Santhanam, the eldest son of a poor widow who struggles to make ends meet. He spends the first half of his life toiling day and night to provide his younger siblings an education and spends second half watching them leading comfortable lives, while he continues his struggle for survival.
Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai was released on 14 September 1979. The film was screened for 25 weeks in the Midland theatre, Chennai. It was remade into Telugu as Maharaju (1985) and in Kannada as Poorna Chandra (1987).