Mella Pesungal

Prabhu, a young man, falls in love with Uma, a school teacher. Their love life runs into trouble due to an unpleasant incident that happened in Prabhu’s house. The film was originally announced with and as leading pair. The song “Sevvanthi Pookalil” was shot in a house set costing (equivalent to 17 lakh or US$20,000 in 2023) at . The soundtrack was composed by . of praised the acting of Bhanupriya, Ilaiyaraaja’s music and Sekar’s cinematography but panned the climax. According to Bharathi–Vasu, the film failed due to poor publicity. After the film’s release, Vasanth became popularly known as “Mella Pesungal Vasanth”.