Thulli Thirintha Kaalam

<p>Four youths are good for nothing and spend their time doing nothing. Their parents too are fed up with their irresponsible behaviour. Kausalya comes to live in their neighbourhood. Seeing their lifestyle and behaviour, she decides to teach them a lesson. Soundtrack was composed by Jayanth and lyrics by Vaasan and Dr. Kruthaya. A critic from noted “this film is a milestone that speaks well of the newly set-in trend in Tamil field created by the young generation directors”. Ji of found Kushboo’s flashback to be poignant, he found Arun Kumar’s performance as poor but praised the other actors while also praising Jayanth’s music and felt Kushboo was slowly becoming supporting actress. D. S. Ramanujam of wrote, “Karan scales new heights in his career, while director Balasekharan, who has written the story, screenplay and dialogue, queers the pitch […] Vijaygopal’s cinematography captures the drama in good measure”. The film became a commercial success, prompting a Telugu version ( ) of the film to be produced.</p>