Malaiyoor Mambattiyan

There is a group of youngsters in the village headed by Mambattiyan, who lead life in a forest by robbing the rich and distributing the wealth to the poor. Thiagarajan was inspired to make a film on the bandit Malaiyoor Mambattiyan after he heard a folk song praising Mambattiyan for helping the people in Malaiyoor village and hailing him as a real-life . The music was composed by . The songs “Chinnai Ponnu Selai” and “Kaattu Vazhi” were well received and later reused in its 2011 remake. of praised the performances of cast, cinematography, music, stunt choreography and direction. Balumani of praised the acting, cinematography, music, dialogues and direction.