# Aruvi (2017)

> Aruvi turns a televised confrontation over sexual violence into a volatile, genre-shifting reckoning with media exploitation, social prejudice, and human vulnerability.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/284313

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Arun Prabu Purushothaman
- Cast: Aditi Balan, Shwetha Shekar, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Mohammad Ali Baig, Kavitha Bharathi, Aruvi Bala, Thirunavukkarasu, Madhan Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5867800/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: angry, satirical, compassionate, serious film night, social justice cinema discussion

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of survival and justice unfolds as a young girl confronts her past on live television.

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