Puthiya Vaanam

In the past, the honest military officer Jeevadurai was killed by Govindan. Thereafter, Rajaratnam, Jeevadurai’s son, was brought up by Pandidurai. A few years later, Rajaratnam marries Devaki and they then have a son. Like his father, Rajaratnam becomes a police officer. In Shanthi Nagar, Govindan, who is now known as Kocha, controls the city and the people are afraid of him and his henchmen. His adopted father Pandidurai transfers Rajaratnam to Shanthi Nagar. , a remake of the 1987 Hindi film , is the 275th film of Ganesan. Its title is derived from a song from (1966). The name of Sathyaraj’s character, M. G. Rajaratnam or MGR, is an allusion to that film’s lead actor . The soundtrack was composed by . wrote, “Under enterprising young filmmaker Udayakumar’s direction, debutant cameraman Ravi Yadav imparts a glow and sheen to the frames [..]”. P. S. S. of praised the acting of Ganesan, Sathyaraj, Rupini, the humour of Janagaraj and Charle, Hamsalekha’s music and cinematography but felt Gauthami was underutilized and concluded that all the commercial ingredients have been made in equal proportions.