Kasthuri Maan

<p>The movie starts with a mature Arunachalam ( ), now a district collector. The story is narrated in a flashback where his father Palaniappan ( ) wants him to get married. Palaniappan used to be a rich film producer and had borrowed money from a rich person, but is unable to repay his debt. The rich man wants his daughter to marry Arun, but Arun does not want to marry. Umashankari ( ) and Arun study in the same college. Uma is a lively, mischievous girl on campus, but at home, faces acute poverty and takes up various odd jobs to take care of her house and to stay away from her sister’s husband, who makes advances towards her. In the meantime, Palaniappan attempts suicide because he is deeply in debt. Uma steps in and helps Arun, who is preparing for I.A.S. exams. She does everything to ensure that he becomes an I.A.S. officer. He in turn, promises to marry her and rescue her from her situation. However, Uma, after an unfortunate encounter with her brother-in–law, lands in prison, and the couple is reunited in the climax. The soundtrack was composed by . wrote, “Sumangala Arts and maker A.K.Lohithadas…deserve to be lauded for not succumbing to the lure of the commercial format and dwelling on a moving storyline that has comedy, sentiment, romance and passion in right proportions. And all these blend with the story to form a cohesive whole”. Lajjavathi of praised the acting of Prasanna, Meera Jasmine and other actors, realistic fights, Jayamohan’s dialogues and Ilaiyaraaja’s music. Meera Jasmine won the for Best Actress. The film won the .</p>