Navarathinam

<p>Thangam, lives up to his name as a gold-hearted person, leaves his house in search of a future. He meets nine different women from different statuses in life and they all fall in love with him and help him. He first meets Manikkam who is a kurathi who falls in love with him and whom he falls in love with. He then meets Pushpa who is a stage performer whom he saves but turns down her proposal and moves on. Then he meets Maragadam, Muthamma, and Gomaidi and his journey continues. He meets and reforms a prostitute Vairam. He meets a hipster Neela to whom he shows how deep and valuable the culture is. He finally meets Pavalai and Vayiduriam before marrying Manikkam in the end. was ‘s final film, as well as his only film with . Considering the poor financial plight of Nagarajan, Ramachandran acted in the film without taking any remuneration and concentrated on minimal budget, by shooting all the scenes in his , without outdoor shoots. initially suggested her friend Vijaya for one of the female lead roles, but Ramachandran refused; Wahab herself was chosen. The music was composed by . The song “Ladke Se Mili Ladki”, written by lyricist P. L. Santoshi, consists predominantly of lyrics. was released on 5 March 1977. Kanthan of negatively reviewed the film, criticising Nagarajan’s execution of an innovative story. called the film a “a march of nine gems”, noting that though the story was subpar, there was amusement. The film failed commercially; according to historian , a potential reason was that the plot was strung around “national unity” as a political propaganda for Ramachandran’s newly formed party and it’s then ally ‘s , prior to the .</p>