Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai

Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam, starring Rajinikanth. The cast also included Thilak, Cho, Thengai Seenivasan, Jayalakshmi, Sangeeta, Jaya and Mallika. 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. Plot The story begins with a family man who has a wife and four children. He values the present moment and wants to lead a luxurious life along with his family. He spends a lot of his earnings rather than saving. Suddenly, one day, when his eldest son is just six years old, he dies in a road accident after getting heavily drunk. The eldest boy, Santhanam, visits his father's boss and asks for a job. He gets a job at the printing press and learns a trade running the printing press. He also does many other odd jobs. He aspires to give his siblings the comfort that his father wanted for his family.