Panathottam

Selvam is arrested on a false charge of passing counterfeit bills. He escapes and tries to put his hands on the real authors, that is, the leader of the band of the counterfeiters to be exonerated. His quest gets complicated when Natarajan, a firm policeman, dashes in his pursuit, convinced of his guilt. is named after the book of the same name by . The climax began filming one day at 7:00am, and ended the next day at 7:00pm. The music was composed by , with lyrics by . The song “Pesuvathu Kiliya” is based on raga. It contains multiple references to Ramachandran’s vital stats through its lyrics “Paaduvadhu kaviyaa illai, paarivallal magana; Seranukku uravaa senthamizhar nilava”; the line “Seranukku uravaa” refers to Ramachandran’s place of birth , “paari vallal” references his perceived generous nature, and “senthamizhar” gives emphasis to Ramachandran’s Tamil pride.