Aayiram Jenmangal

Aayiram Jenmangal

Year: 1978

Runtime: 113 mins

Language: Tamil

Director: Durai

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Aayiram Jenmangal is a 1976 Tamil Horror film directed by Durai, starring Vijayakumar, Latha, Rajinikanth and Padmapriya in the lead roles.

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Timeline & Setting – Aayiram Jenmangal (1978)

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Location

Ravi's hill estate, the hills, the old disused bungalow, the summer cottage

The action unfolds across Ravi's hill estate and the surrounding hillside. The story moves between a humble cottage and an old disused bungalow tucked in the hills, providing isolation that heightens the supernatural mood. These secluded settings anchor the tale of possession, memory, and a past romance resurfacing in the present.

🏞 Hills 🏰 Estate 🏚️ Disused bungalow 🏕️ Summer cottage

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Main Characters – Aayiram Jenmangal (1978)

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Ravi (Vijayakumar)

Ravi is Savitri's loving husband who welcomes Ramesh and becomes entangled in the supernatural crisis. He is initially trusting and content, but the possession tests his marriage and pushes him into peril as the past collides with the present.

💞 Romantic 🛡️ Protective 🕊️ Loyal

Savitri (Sridevi)

Savitri is Ravi's wife who is possessed by a spirit from the past. The haunting makes her transformation vivid as she speaks and acts with eerie familiarity. Her possession centers on the possibility of a physical union to end her haunting.

🔮 Possessed 💔 Tragic 🕯️ Haunted

Ramesh (Rajinikanth)

Ramesh is Savitri's brother who travels from Singapore and keeps a watch over his sister. He discerns the supernatural threat, tries to shield Ravi, and drives the investigation that prevents further tragedy.

🛡️ Protector 🕵️ Investigator 💪 Loyal

Ranga (V.K. Ramasamy)

Ranga is the evil suitor whose past misdeeds set Radha's tragedy in motion. He resurfaces as a malevolent force that complicates the lovers' fate, becoming a symbol of the wrongs the living must overcome.

⚔️ Villain 💢 Jealousy 🗡️ Threat

Old Woman (Manorama)

The incredulous old woman is a figure of local lore who encounters Savitri during her possession. She represents the threshold between the ordinary world and the supernatural truth of Radha's story.

🧓 Wise 🗝️ Gatekeeper 🕯️ Skeptic

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Major Themes – Aayiram Jenmangal (1978)

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👻 Possession

A displaced spirit invades Savitri, using her body to pursue a forbidden reunion with Ravi. The eerie song and visible apparition turn the living into witnesses of a haunting past. The connected tragedy of Radha and Ravi shapes the present danger and drives the plot toward a moral conclusion.

💔 Love and Memory

Radha's untimely death and her lingering love frame the haunting as a revenge tale and a motive for the possession. The carved names on a tree—Radha and Ravi—recede into memory, reminding the living of past choices. The supernatural events force the characters to confront what was meant to be and what could still be.

🛡️ Protection

Ramesh is determined to shield Ravi and Savitri from the dangerous possessions. He tracks the haunting, intervenes directly to disrupt Savitri's attempts, and protects the living from a deadly fate. His loyalty to family drives a counterforce against the ethereal threat until the good triumphs.

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