Manthira Punnagai

<p>Sathyaraj comes across a mute child abandoned by her mother and starts bringing her up to be a police officer. She starts investigating Sathyaraj’s criminal activities and how she handles the scene makes the story interesting. is the directorial debut of V. Thamizhazhagan. Both the lead stars, Sathyaraj and Nadhiya, play dual roles each. Cinematography was handled by Ramachandra Babu, and editing by K. R. Krishnan. The music was composed by . The song “Kaali Perungaaya Dappa” is set to the . The disco-themed “Pavala Malligai” attained popularity. was released on 11 December 1986, and distributed by Metro Movies. of unfavourably reviewed the film but praised the music and said since Thamizhazhagan overly desired to give a lot in his debut film, (magical smile) became a (dull smile) full of yawns and concluded “Better luck next time!”.</p>