Paatti Sollai Thattathe

<p>Kannathaa, an old rich countrywoman of character, as well as her husband, Vadjiran Subbaiya, an old hunter, look forward to the return of Selvam, their unique grandson, whom they raised with love, since the death of his parents. Selvam returns at his home, having ended his higher studies. In the train which returns him, he meets Seetha, also a graduate, who avoids her home, because of a marriage forced with a notorious procurer. Because he chooses to marry not with the one who was intended, he, by the good care of his grandmother, Selvam, exiles himself with Seetha, who has just married him, towards the capital. The couple meets difficult debuts, because they are obliged to work in the same office, by pretending not to know each other. They have to face a multitude of qui pro quos. Then once reconciled with his grandmother, Selvam and Seetha is obliged to lie him, by presenting him a child who is not theirs. Indeed, Vadjiran Subbaiya who had come see his grandson, well before, leaves Seetha with a child in her arms. The old man deduced that it was theirs. Selvam “thus” “rented”, with Anushya, her baby, to keep up appearances. But the young woman turns out to be a big swindler. She exploits the situation of the couple. who initially worked as production manager produced his first film (1959). The film’s failure left him upset and he decided to score a successful film in near future on the same subject which eventually became . The makers initially wanted to direct the film which did not work out. Saravanan decided to adapt written by after it was rejected by television channels. was adapted from the 1968 American film . The film featured a named “Super Car” that was inspired by , the car featured in . The soundtrack was composed by , with lyrics written by . was released on 22 July 1988, and became a commercial success, celebrating . The car sequence was well received, and brought repeat audiences to theatres. wrote, “While Gopu shows much eagerness to indulge in some naughty lines [..] director Rajasekhar [..] shows thoughtfulness in fashioning his sequences”. of said the film was only worth watching for Manorama. Manorama won the , and B. Nagarajan won the . The film was remade by AVM in as (1990).</p>