Aranmanai 3

The film begins with a young Jyothi encounters a spirit in her home, terrifying her. Her father, Zamindar Rajasekhar, resents Jyothi as her mother died giving birth to her. Believing she is lying for attention, he angrily sends her to a boarding school.

Many years later, a court ruling forces Rajasekhar to open a secret room at the village temple. Rajasekhar is terrified and angry at the court ruling and is relieved when they find nothing inside the room. Soon after, Rajasekhar's manservant and driver, Durai, dies by electrocution. Jyothi, now an adult, returns for Durai's funeral and falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, Saravanan. Jyothi realises that the spirit that haunted her is now haunting her young relative, Shalu. Jyothi is later lured to her late mother's room and nearly killed by a falling chandelier, but a portrait of her late mother, Eeshwari, saves her. She later has another encounter with both Eeshwari's spirit and the spirit haunting Shalu. One night, Shalu argues with the hostile spirit and is doused in paint thinner. She is chased by flames and rescued by her father, Ravi. Jyothi convinces Ravi to investigate the mysterious occurrences for Shalu's sake.

Ravi investigates Eeshwari's room and discovers a photo of Jyothi’s parents with three servants, with the faces of two servants scratched out. He encounters Eeshwari's spirit, and the third servant in the photo gets murdered shortly after. Ravi and Jyothi bring priests to exorcise the palace. They trap one of the two ghosts, but the other appears and destroys the trap, revealing that it has possessed Saravanan. Ravi tells Jyothi that this spirit is Eeshwari, who was responsible for the murders and the attack on Shalu. The deaths spooks Rajasekhar and visits Saamiyaadi, a hermit priest. Saravanan attacks the pair. Ravi manages to rescue Rajasekhar, but Saamiyaadi is left behind, and Eeshwari confronts him. Rajasekhar reveals the truth to Ravi and Vallimalai Swamiji.

Past: Rajasekhar had forcibly married Eeshwari after falling for her at her wedding to Saamiyaadi's son, Samikannu. When their child is born, the child resembles Samikannu, and Rajasekhar realises she had already been pregnant at the wedding. A furious Rajasekhar has the child secretly killed and buried in the palace, then stabs Eeshwari, killing her. He replaces the dead child with Durai's newborn daughter and claims her as his own.

Samikannu steals Eeshwari's body and attempts to use black magic to revive her but is horrified when she returns as a ghoul and abandons her in the forest. Eeshwari later kills the midwife who poisoned her child and threatens Rajasekhar. Rajasekhar convinces Saamiyaadi to help him destroy the spirit his son revived. Saamiyaadi tricks Samikannu into luring out Eeshwari's spirit and traps her in the hidden room in the temple. During the attempt, Saamiyaadi accidentally kills Samikannu and withdraws to the forest to mourn.

Present: Eeshwari reveals to Saamiyadi that he did not kill Samikannu, but Durai killed Samikannu on Rajasekhar's order. She wants to replace the soul in Jyothi’s body with that of her dead child, believing that Jyothi is living the life that her child should have had. She convinces Saamiyaadi to raise Samikannu's spirit and help her. Saamiyaadi dies raising the spirit of his son. Ravi and Jyothi trap and take the spirit of Eeshwari's child to the priests who had helped them. They initially try to lay her and Eeshwari to rest, but the arrival of Samikannu blindsided them. Eeshwari's spirit kills Rajasekhar, but Jyothi, Ravi, and the priests banish the three spirits during a holy festival, freeing Saravanan.

Saravanan and Jyothi marry, hinting at a sequel.

After the release of Action (2019), In January 2020, sources claimed that director Sundar C will make his third instalment for the Aranmanai film series to following the success of two films Aranmanai (2014) and Aranmanai 2 (2016),{{Cite web |date=18 January 2020 |title=Sundar C gets ready for Aranmanai 3 |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2020/01/18/sundar-c-gets-ready-for-aranmanai-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021111620/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2020/01/18/sundar-c-gets-ready-for-aranmanai-3/ |archive-date=21 October 2021 |access-date=17 August 2021 |website=News Today}} and same month it was reported that Sun Pictures is set to produce the film.{{Cite web |last=Aravind |date=6 January 2020 |title=BREAKING: AFTER VISHAL'S ACTION, SUNDAR C TO KICKSTART THIS BIGGIE |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/sun-pictures-kalanithi-maran-to-produce-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-cast-details-here.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817043609/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/sun-pictures-kalanithi-maran-to-produce-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-cast-details-here.html |archive-date=17 August 2021 |access-date=17 August 2021 |website=Behindwoods}} Later, Sundar announced that the film will be produced by Avni Cinemax and Khushbu within their own production house.{{Cite web |date=6 March 2020 |title=Official: Sun Pictures will not be producing 'Aranmanai-3'! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/official-sun-pictures-will-not-be-producing-aranmanai-3-news-tamil-udgjW9agedabb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306145530/https://www.sify.com/movies/official-sun-pictures-will-not-be-producing-aranmanai-3-news-tamil-udgjW9agedabb.html |archive-date=6 March 2020 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=Sify}} He started the casting work for the film in early January 2020.{{Cite web |last=Pandiyan |date=28 February 2020 |title=சுந்தர்.சியின் அரண்மனை-3 : இப்படி ஒரு இடத்தில் ஷூட்டிங்கா..? மிரட்டலுக்கு ரெடியான படக்குழு. |url=https://tamil.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-ta/3-sundarc-arya-raashi-khannas-aranmanai-3-shooting-details.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021104328/https://tamil.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-ta/3-sundarc-arya-raashi-khannas-aranmanai-3-shooting-details.html |archive-date=21 October 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=Behindwoods |language=ta}}

Arya and Raashii Khanna confirmed in February 2020 that they had signed the film.{{Cite web |date=19 January 2020 |title=Arya, Raashi Khanna join hands for Aranmanai 3 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/19/arya-raashi-khanna-join-hands-for-aranmanai-3-16587.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025042715/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/jan/19/arya-raashi-khanna-join-hands-for-aranmanai-3-16587.html |archive-date=25 October 2021 |access-date=17 September 2021 |website=Cinema Express}} The film marks the first collaboration between Arya and Khanna.{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=22 January 2020 |title=A fresh pair for Aranmanai 3 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/220120/a-fresh-pair-for-aranmanai-3.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917154622/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/220120/a-fresh-pair-for-aranmanai-3.html |archive-date=17 September 2021 |access-date=17 September 2021 |website=Deccan Chronicle}} A source revealed that Khanna's role would have a huge importance in the film.{{Cite news |date=20 January 2020 |title=Raashi Khanna to be seen as female lead in Sundar C's 'Aranmanai 3' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sundar-c-ropes-in-arya-and-raashi-khanna-for-aranmanai-3/articleshow/73419168.cms |url-status=live |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209160130/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sundar-c-ropes-in-arya-and-raashi-khanna-for-aranmanai-3/articleshow/73419168.cms |archive-date=9 February 2022}} Khanna allotted 30 days to shoot {{lang|ta-latn|Aranmanai 3}},{{Cite web |date=16 February 2021 |title=Raashi Khanna talks about shooting for 'Aranmanai 3' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2021/feb/16/close-encounters-ofspooky-kindraashi-khanna-talks-about-shooting-for-aranmanai-3-2264472.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415061915/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2021/feb/16/close-encounters-ofspooky-kindraashi-khanna-talks-about-shooting-for-aranmanai-3-2264472.html |archive-date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}} and a remuneration of ₹1.5 crore was offered to her. The source claimed that Arya would be playing the role of a man possessed by a spirit.{{Cite web |date=3 September 2020 |title=Sundar C's Aranmanai 3: Arya to play the ghost in the horror flick |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/sundar-c-s-aranmanai-3-arya-play-ghost-horror-flick-560893 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213934/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/sundar-c-s-aranmanai-3-arya-play-ghost-horror-flick-560893 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=Pinkvilla}} Sundar initially planned to have Hansika Motwani to play the second female lead.{{Cite news |date=3 September 2020 |title=THIS star to play the ghost in Sundar C's 'Aranmanai 3' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/this-star-to-play-the-ghost-in-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3/articleshow/77907690.cms |url-status=live |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307142341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/this-star-to-play-the-ghost-in-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3/articleshow/77907690.cms |archive-date=7 March 2022}} However, due to scheduling conflicts, she did not sign with the film. Instead, in the same month, Andrea Jeremiah, who had also appeared in the first instalment of the Aranmanai series, signed on as the second female lead.{{Cite web |date=21 January 2020 |title=Andrea on board for Sundar C's 'Aranmanai-3'! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/andrea-on-board-for-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-news-tamil-ubvkKDfiefbce.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121071948/https://www.sify.com/movies/andrea-on-board-for-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-news-tamil-ubvkKDfiefbce.html |archive-date=21 January 2020 |access-date=17 September 2021 |website=Sify}} At the time, Sakshi Agarwal was also in talks for to play an important role,{{Cite web |date=15 February 2020 |title=Sakshi in talks for Sundar C's Aranmanai 3 |url=https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2020/02/15/sakshi-in-talks-for-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913023253/https://www.dtnext.in/news/cinema/not-in-welcome-3-as-makers-may-have-thought-im-dated-says-patekar-735912?infinitescroll=1 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |access-date=12 September 2023 |website=DT Next}} which was later finalised.{{Cite web |date=25 February 2020 |title=BREAKING: SUNDAR C'S ARANMANAI 3 – FANS GET READY – UNMISSABLE LATEST UPDATE! |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/arya-andrea-sakshi-agarwal-raashi-khanna-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-big-breaking-update-latest-news-here.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023192414/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/arya-andrea-sakshi-agarwal-raashi-khanna-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-big-breaking-update-latest-news-here.html |archive-date=23 October 2021 |access-date=12 September 2023 |website=Behindwoods}} Later, Yogi Babu, Vivek, Manobala, and several others joined the film. Shankar Mahadevan and Hariharan made cameos in the film.{{Cite news |date=29 January 2021 |title=Hariharan and Shankar Mahadevan roped in for Aranmanai 3 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/hariharan-and-shankar-mahadevan-roped-in-for-aranmanai-3/articleshow/80586987.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603012711/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/hariharan-and-shankar-mahadevan-roped-in-for-aranmanai-3/articleshow/80586987.cms |archive-date=3 June 2021}} Andrea later reported that she was playing the role of a ghost, and that the story revolves around her character.{{Cite web |last=Kathick |date=30 August 2021 |title=அரண்மனை 3 படத்தில் ஆண்ட்ரியா நடிக்கும் கதாபாத்திரம் இதுதானா.. முதல் முறையாக வெளியான புகைப்படங்கள் |url=https://cineulagam.com/article/andrea-charcter-in-aranmanai-3-1630329166 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830165247/https://cineulagam.com/article/andrea-charcter-in-aranmanai-3-1630329166 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=Cineulagam |language=ta}}

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The filming started at the Gujarat Wankaner palace in February 2020.{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Karthik |date=28 February 2020 |title=Raashi Khanna starts shooting for Sundar C's Aranmanai 3, shares pics from sets |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/raashi-khanna-starts-shooting-for-sundar-c-s-aranmanai-3-shares-pics-from-sets/story-WsBYEUQCgpUjElaw2AuxMP.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531113216/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/raashi-khanna-starts-shooting-for-sundar-c-s-aranmanai-3-shares-pics-from-sets/story-WsBYEUQCgpUjElaw2AuxMP.html |archive-date=31 May 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite news |date=26 February 2020 |title=Team Aranmanai 3 shoots in a real aranmanai in Rajkot |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/team-aranmanai-3-shoots-in-a-real-aranmanai-in-rajkot/articleshow/74301247.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603004144/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/team-aranmanai-3-shoots-in-a-real-aranmanai-in-rajkot/articleshow/74301247.cms |archive-date=3 June 2021}} In March 2020, shooting was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and scheduled to resume in November 2020 in Pollachi.{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=Sundar C resumes the shoot of 'Aranmanai 3' |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-resumes-the-shoot-of-aranmanai-3-news-tamil-ulfgmsgaafdfj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105201532/https://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-resumes-the-shoot-of-aranmanai-3-news-tamil-ulfgmsgaafdfj.html |archive-date=5 November 2020 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=Sify}}{{Cite web |date=13 March 2020 |title=BREAKING: SUNDAR C'S ARANMANAI 3 TEAM NEXT PLAN REVEALED |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/the-next-schedule-of-arya-and-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-will-be-happening-in-pollachi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213736/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/the-next-schedule-of-arya-and-sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-will-be-happening-in-pollachi.html |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=Behindwoods}} It was rescheduled to begin on 20 November 2020.{{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Sundar C begins the final schedule of 'Aranmanai 3' with Arya! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-begins-the-final-schedule-of-aranmanai-3-with-arya-news-tamil-ulueT3jebbjjj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120114742/https://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-c-begins-the-final-schedule-of-aranmanai-3-with-arya-news-tamil-ulueT3jebbjjj.html |archive-date=20 November 2020 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=Sify}} More than Rs. 2 crore had been spent to construct the set used for the climax sequence.{{Cite news |date=26 November 2020 |title=Huge set erected to shoot Arya's 'Aranmanai 3' fight scene |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/huge-set-erected-to-shoot-aryas-aranmanai-3-fight-scene/articleshow/79422555.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603001222/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/huge-set-erected-to-shoot-aryas-aranmanai-3-fight-scene/articleshow/79422555.cms |archive-date=3 June 2021}}{{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Aranmanai 3: Set worth Rs 2 crore used in the climax of Sundar C's next |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/nov/20/aranmanai-3-set-worth-rs-2-crores-used-in-the-climax-of-sundar-cs-next-21390.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511033608/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/nov/20/aranmanai-3-set-worth-rs-2-crores-used-in-the-climax-of-sundar-cs-next-21390.html |archive-date=11 May 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=Cinema Express}} In January 2021, shooting was completed. However, the film post-production was delayed as Sundar tested positive for COVID-19,{{Cite web |date=12 April 2021 |title=Filmmaker Sundar C tests positive for coronavirus |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/filmmaker-sundar-c-tests-positive-coronavirus-146992 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918041210/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/filmmaker-sundar-c-tests-positive-coronavirus-146992 |archive-date=18 September 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=The News Minute}} and post production work began in February, ending early in March.{{Cite news |date=9 January 2021 |title=Sakshi Agarwal completes dubbing for Aranamani 3 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sakshi-agarwal-completes-dubbing-for-aranamani-3/articleshow/80188447.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109133128/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sakshi-agarwal-completes-dubbing-for-aranamani-3/articleshow/80188447.cms |archive-date=9 January 2021}} The climax portions were filmed in 16 days, with 200 background workers,{{Cite web |date=22 July 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3's climax shot on a grand scale |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jul/22/aranmanai-3s-climax-shot-on-a-grand-scale-25608.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817043122/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jul/22/aranmanai-3s-climax-shot-on-a-grand-scale-25608.html |archive-date=17 August 2021 |access-date=17 August 2021 |website=Cinema Express}} and computer graphics work was conducted for 6 months.{{Cite web |date=22 July 2021 |title='அரண்மனை 3' கிளைமேக்ஸ் காட்சிக்காகப் படக்குழுவினரின் உழைப்பு |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/695996-heavy-work-involved-in-aranmanai-3-climax.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817042859/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/695996-heavy-work-involved-in-aranmanai-3-climax.html |archive-date=17 August 2021 |access-date=17 August 2021 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Aranmanai 3

| type = soundtrack

| artist = C. Sathya

| released = {{Start date|2021|8|30}}

| recorded = 2020–2021

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = {{Duration|m=20|s=11}}

| language = Tamil

| label = Saregama

| producer = C. Sathya

| prev_title = Naanga Romba Busy

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Theal

| next_year = 2021

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The film's soundtrack was composed by C. Sathya, who was collaborating for second time with Sundar C after Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013). The audio rights were acquired by Saregama.{{Cite tweet |number=1431233577593630722 |user=saregamasouth |title=Elated to announce that we have bagged the audio rights of #Aranmanai3 |last=Saregama South |author-link=Saregama |date=27 August 2021}} The first single "Ratapatata", sung by Arivu, was released on 30 August 2021.{{Cite web |date=30 August 2021 |title=Ratatapata Song From Aranmanai 3: Arya Grooves With the Glamorous Raashi Khanna in This Peppy Track by Arivu (Watch Video) |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/south/ratatapata-song-from-aranmanai-3-arya-grooves-with-the-glamorous-raashi-khanna-in-this-peppy-track-by-arivu-watch-video-2797135.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918050239/https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/south/ratatapata-song-from-aranmanai-3-arya-grooves-with-the-glamorous-raashi-khanna-in-this-peppy-track-by-arivu-watch-video-2797135.html |archive-date=18 September 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=LatestLY}} The second single "Rasavaachiye", sung by Sid Sriram, was released on 13 September 2021.{{Cite web |date=14 September 2021 |title=Rasavaachiyae song from 'Aranmanai 3' is out |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/09/14/rasavaachiyae-song-from-aranmanai-3-is-out/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923030834/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/09/14/rasavaachiyae-song-from-aranmanai-3-is-out/ |archive-date=23 September 2021 |access-date=22 September 2021 |website=News Today}} The third single "Lojakku Mojakku" was sung by Mukesh and released on 22 September 2021.{{Cite news |date=22 September 2021 |title=Lojakku Mojakku: The third single from Aranmanai 3 is out |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/lojakku-mojakku-the-third-single-from-aranmanai-3-is-out/articleshow/86426506.cms |url-status=live |access-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923035821/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/lojakku-mojakku-the-third-single-from-aranmanai-3-is-out/articleshow/86426506.cms |archive-date=23 September 2021}} The fourth single "Sengaandhale", sung by Reema, released on 6 October 2021.{{Cite web |date=6 October 2021 |title='செங்காந்தளே...' தாய்மையைக் கொண்டாடும் பாடலை வெளியிட்ட 'அரண்மனை 3' படக்குழு! |url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/sengaandhale-song-aranmanai-3-out-now |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009085041/https://www.nakkheeran.in/cinema/cinema-news/sengaandhale-song-aranmanai-3-out-now |archive-date=9 October 2021 |access-date=9 October 2021 |website=Nakkheeran |language=ta}} The fifth and final single, "Theeyaga Thondri", sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Hariharan, was released on 12 October 2021.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

The first look and motion poster were released on 22 April 2021.{{Cite web |date=23 April 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 First Look: Arya, Raashi Khanna feature with a huge cast & has increased curiosity of film buffs |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/aranmanai-3-first-look-arya-raashi-khanna-feature-huge-cast-has-increased-curiosity-film-buffs-708236?amp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316201236/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/aranmanai-3-first-look-arya-raashi-khanna-feature-huge-cast-has-increased-curiosity-film-buffs-708236?amp |archive-date=16 March 2022 |access-date=16 March 2022 |website=Pinkvilla}} Exclusive stills of the film were leaked online two months later, and went viral.{{Cite web |date=23 July 2021 |title=New BTS STILLS of Arya and Raashii Khanna from Aranmanai 3 set internet by fire |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/new-bts-stills-arya-and-raashii-khanna-aranmanai-3-set-internet-fire-825686?amp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220105821/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/new-bts-stills-arya-and-raashii-khanna-aranmanai-3-set-internet-fire-825686?amp |archive-date=20 February 2022 |access-date=20 February 2022 |website=Pinkvilla}} The official trailer of the film was released on 30 September,{{Cite news |date=30 September 2021 |title='Aranmanai 3' Trailer: Sundar C's horror-comedy assures a perfect dose of relief from the pandemic |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmanai-3-trailer-sundar-cs-horror-comedy-assures-a-perfect-dose-of-relief-from-the-pandemic/articleshow/86648316.cms |url-status=live |access-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118170344/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmanai-3-trailer-sundar-cs-horror-comedy-assures-a-perfect-dose-of-relief-from-the-pandemic/articleshow/86648316.cms |archive-date=18 January 2022}}{{Cite web |date=1 October 2021 |title=Sundar C's 'Aranmanai 3' trailer looks grand! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-trailer-looks-grand-news-tamil-vkbmrbdfghdeg.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001122033/https://www.sify.com/movies/sundar-cs-aranmanai-3-trailer-looks-grand-news-tamil-vkbmrbdfghdeg.html |archive-date=1 October 2021 |access-date=18 January 2022 |website=Sify}} and received two million views in less than 24 hours.{{Cite web |last=Llewellyn |first=Tom |date=10 November 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3: Digital release date confirmed, but no time yet |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/11/10/aranmanai-3-release-date-and-where-to-watch-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127082428/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/11/10/aranmanai-3-release-date-and-where-to-watch-explained/ |archive-date=27 November 2021 |access-date=12 September 2023 |website=HITC}}

The film release was initially planned for a theatrical release in summer of 2021.{{Cite web |date=15 March 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 to hit screens in May |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/03/15/aranmanai-3-to-hit-screens-in-may/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602230424/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2021/03/15/aranmanai-3-to-hit-screens-in-may/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=News Today}}{{Cite news |date=11 March 2021 |title=Good news! 'Aranmanai 3' all set to release this Summer |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/good-news-aranmanai-3-all-set-to-release-this-summer/articleshow/81445604.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511043428/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/good-news-aranmanai-3-all-set-to-release-this-summer/articleshow/81445604.cms |archive-date=11 May 2021}} However, due to the second wave of COVID-19, the film release and post-production were postponed. It was then scheduled to release in September 2021,{{Cite web |date=23 July 2021 |title=Arya's Next Aranmanai 3 Ready For Release on September! |url=https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?catid=10&newsid=59363 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201213405/https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=59363&catid=10 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |access-date=16 March 2022 |website=Live Chennai}} and later pushed to October. The film was cleared by the censor board in mid-September.{{Cite web |date=15 September 2021 |title='Aranmanai 3' censored with UA certificate, to hit the screens in October! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/aranmanai-3-censored-with-ua-certificate-to-hit-the-screens-in-october-news-tamil-vjpejiejjjjgf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915073526/https://www.sify.com/movies/aranmanai-3-censored-with-ua-certificate-to-hit-the-screens-in-october-news-tamil-vjpejiejjjjgf.html |archive-date=15 September 2021 |access-date=26 February 2022 |website=Sify}}{{Cite news |date=14 September 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 censored with U/A certificate |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmanai-3-censored-with-u/a-certificate/articleshow/86200565.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007193830/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmanai-3-censored-with-u/a-certificate/articleshow/86200565.cms |archive-date=7 October 2021}} The distribution rights for the film were acquired by Red Giant Movies.{{Cite web |date=16 September 2021 |title=Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies is back with Aranmanai 3! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/udhayanidhi-stalins-red-giant-movies-is-back-with-aranmanai-3-news-tamil-vjqg4Dfdejaja.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916203633/https://www.sify.com/movies/udhayanidhi-stalins-red-giant-movies-is-back-with-aranmanai-3-news-tamil-vjqg4Dfdejaja.html |archive-date=16 September 2021 |access-date=17 September 2021 |website=Sify}} The film released on 14 October 2021 coinciding with Ayudha Puja.{{Cite web |last=Palisetty |first=Ramya |date=15 September 2021 |title=Arya and Raashi Khanna's Aranmanai 3 to release in theatres on October 14 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arya-and-raashi-khanna-s-aranmanai-3-to-release-in-theatres-on-october-14-1853171-2021-09-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022082041/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/arya-and-raashi-khanna-s-aranmanai-3-to-release-in-theatres-on-october-14-1853171-2021-09-15 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |website=India Today}}

Red Giant Movies withheld the satellite rights of this film, and sold it to their own channel Kalaignar TV.{{Cite web |date=11 October 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 to premiere on this TV channel, OTT post theatrical! |url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/29303/aranmanai-3-tamil-movie-satellite-ott-rights |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208095826/https://www.moviecrow.com/News/29303/aranmanai-3-tamil-movie-satellite-ott-rights |archive-date=8 December 2021 |access-date=12 September 2023 |website=Moviecrow}} The streaming rights were sold to ZEE5,{{Cite web |date=12 October 2021 |title=Zee5 bags the digital rights of Sundar C's horror-comedy flick Aranmanai 3 |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/zee5-bags-the-digital-rights-of-sundar-cs-horrorcomedy-flick-aranmanai-3/45df95afc3496 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027014208/https://www.ottplay.com/news/zee5-bags-the-digital-rights-of-sundar-cs-horrorcomedy-flick-aranmanai-3/45df95afc3496 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |website=OTTPlay}} where it began streaming on 12 November 2021.{{Cite web |date=3 November 2021 |title=Super hit 'Aranmanai 3' to premiere on Zee 5 from November 12! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/super-hit-aranmanai-3-to-premiere-on-zee-5-from-november-12-news-tamil-vldfJnfhaagfd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103054914/https://www.sify.com/movies/super-hit-aranmanai-3-to-premiere-on-zee-5-from-november-12-news-tamil-vldfJnfhaagfd.html |archive-date=3 November 2021 |access-date=9 November 2021 |website=Sify}}

Aranmanai 3 received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

Manoj Kumar R. of The Indian Express gave 0.5 out of 5 stars and called it, "The dumbest film of the year yet".{{Cite web |last=R. |first=Manoj Kumar |date=14 October 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 movie review: The dumbest film of the year yet |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/aranmanai-3-movie-review-the-dumbest-film-of-the-year-yet-7571737/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019152132/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/aranmanai-3-movie-review-the-dumbest-film-of-the-year-yet-7571737/ |archive-date=19 October 2021 |access-date=19 October 2021 |website=The Indian Express}} Bharathy Singaravel of The News Minute gave the movie 1.5 stars and said, "No ghost, spirit or spectre doomed to haunt the same house for eternity has felt more trapped than I did in the theatre today. Even an end credit song by Arivu couldn’t keep me from fleeing for the exit the second the lights came on. Avoid Aranmanai 3 with the same dedication that Sundar C shows in evading at arriving at a conclusion in this film."{{Cite web |last=Singaravel |first=Bharathy |date=14 October 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 review: A torturous horror comedy that goes on and on |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aranmanai-3-review-torturous-horror-comedy-goes-and-156505 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021054938/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aranmanai-3-review-torturous-horror-comedy-goes-and-156505 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |access-date=19 October 2021 |website=The News Minute}}

Praveen Sudevan of The Hindu said Sundar C's third instalment in the ‘Aranmanai’ franchise succeeds neither in scaring the audience nor making them laugh.{{Cite news |last=Sudevan |first=Praveen |date=15 October 2021 |title='Aranmanai 3' movie review: A horror-comedy that takes too many detours and ends up directionless |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/aranmanai-3-review-arya-rashi-khanna-sundar-c/article37007506.ece |url-status=live |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017082745/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/aranmanai-3-review-arya-rashi-khanna-sundar-c/article37007506.ece |archive-date=17 October 2021}} The Times of India gave 3 stars to the film and said, "It all happens in predictable fashion, and by the time the film ends, we neither feel overwhelmed nor underwhelmed. That, in a way, is the director's success – making us feel contended [sic] with a passable and instantly forgettable entertainer."{{Cite news |date=14 October 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 Movie Review : Aranmanai 3 is a passable but forgettable entertainer |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/aranmanai-3/movie-review/87013373.cms |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014182736/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/aranmanai-3/movie-review/87013373.cms |archive-date=14 October 2021 |issn=0971-8257}} Karthikeyan S of Dinamani said that overall it is doubtful whether even those who liked the first and second parts of Aranmanai will like this film.{{Cite web |last=எஸ் |first=கார்த்திகேயன் |date=14 October 2021 |title=எப்படி இருக்கிறது அரண்மனை 3? : திரைப்பட விமரிசனம் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/movie-reviews/2021/oct/14/sundarc-aranmanai-3-movie-review-3717867.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017101513/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/movie-reviews/2021/oct/14/sundarc-aranmanai-3-movie-review-3717867.html |archive-date=17 October 2021 |access-date=17 October 2021 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}

Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express wrote, "We have seen in multiple carbon copy films in this genre. Even still, it’s astonishing how little Aranmanai 3 seems to care about being novel".{{Cite web |title=Aranmanai 3 Movie Review: The horror-comedy genre is dead |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2021/oct/14/aranmanai-3-movie-reviewthe-horror-comedy-genre-is-dead-27273.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113164805/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2021/oct/14/aranmanai-3-movie-reviewthe-horror-comedy-genre-is-dead-27273.html |archive-date=13 November 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021 |website=Cinema Express|date=14 October 2021 }} Subha J. Rao of Film Companion wrote, "What is the point of taking forward a franchise when there’s little to redeem it? It’s just a waste of everyone’s time."{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha J |date=15 October 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 Movie Review: This Palace Of Illusions Needed Depth, Logic And Better Intent |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/aranmanai-3-review-this-palace-of-illusions-needed-depth-logic-and-better-intent-arya-raashi-khanna-sundar-c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913023257/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/aranmanai-3-review-this-palace-of-illusions-needed-depth-logic-and-better-intent-arya-raashi-khanna-sundar-c |archive-date=13 September 2023 |access-date=12 September 2023 |website=Film Companion}}

Despite receiving mixed to negative reviews, Aranmanai 3 had a good opening on the first day of its theatrical release.{{Cite web |date=15 October 2021 |title='Doctor' and 'Aranmanai 3' bring cheer to the box office! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/doctor-and-aranmanai-3-bring-cheer-to-the-box-office-news-tamil-vkpegqijbabcc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015043037/https://www.sify.com/movies/doctor-and-aranmanai-3-bring-cheer-to-the-box-office-news-tamil-vkpegqijbabcc.html |archive-date=15 October 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021 |website=Sify}} It grossed around ₹4 crore on the opening day,{{Cite web |date=15 October 2021 |title=வசூலில் மாஸ் காட்டிய 'அரண்மனை 3 ' இத்தனை கோடியா? வெளியான லேட்டஸ்ட் தகவல்..! |url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/gallery/cinema/sunder-c-directing-actor-arya-starrier-aranmanai-3-first-day-tamilnadu-box-office-details-r109fc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015062443/https://tamil.asianetnews.com/gallery/cinema/sunder-c-directing-actor-arya-starrier-aranmanai-3-first-day-tamilnadu-box-office-details-r109fc |archive-date=15 October 2021 |access-date=17 October 2021 |website=Asianet News |language=ta}} and became a hit at the box-office,{{Cite news |date=20 October 2021 |title='Aranmanai 3' marches towards a hit score at the box office despite mixed reviews |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmanai-3-marches-towards-a-hit-score-at-the-box-office-despite-mixed-reviews/articleshow/87152396.cms |url-status=live |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023043544/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aranmanai-3-marches-towards-a-hit-score-at-the-box-office-despite-mixed-reviews/articleshow/87152396.cms |archive-date=23 October 2021}} collecting over ₹15 crore in the first four days of its release.{{Cite web |date=20 October 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 collects over Rs 15 crore in just 4 days despite mixed reviews |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/aranmanai-3-collects-over-rs-15-crore-in-just-4-days-despite-mixed-reviews-4344296.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107234343/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/aranmanai-3-collects-over-rs-15-crore-in-just-4-days-despite-mixed-reviews-4344296.html |archive-date=7 November 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021 |website=News18}}

There were complaints among critics and audience about Arya's screentime in the film.{{Cite web |date=14 October 2021 |title=Aranmanai 3 Twitter Review: Here's what the audience has to say about Arya and Raashii Khanna starrer |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/aranmanai-3-twitter-review-heres-what-audience-has-say-about-arya-and-raashii-khanna-starrer-917430?amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313130353/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/aranmanai-3-twitter-review-heres-what-audience-has-say-about-arya-and-raashii-khanna-starrer-917430?amp |archive-date=13 March 2022 |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Pinkvilla}} The entire team promoted the film with him, and conveyed that he had been playing a lead role as a spirit. However, his total screen space in the film was only 30 minutes.

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The fourth installment, titled Aranmanai 4, starring Sundar C, Tamannaah Bhatia, Raashii Khanna and Santhosh Prathap, was released on 3 May 2024. The film grossed ₹100 crore worldwide, making it the most successful entry in the Aranmanai franchise.

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