Ponmaalai Pozhudhu

<p>The film’s title is derived from a song from (1980). Speaking to , described his role as a “school boy”. He was 86 kg, and had to shed 12 kilos for the role. Director Durai made him hang out with the four school children in the film to imbibe their body language. During the filming of a scene where Aruldoss’ character slaps , the actor accidentally slapped the actress for real, and subsequently apologised to her in a press meet. The soundtrack was composed by . It was released in early June 2012. After being delayed for over a year, the film was scheduled to release on 26 July 2013; however it was delayed due to shortage of screens, and ultimately released on 30 August. wrote for , ” could have been a / for the Facebook generation – but the film, too often, reaches for tired old tropes” and added “Kishore and Anupama Kumar, as the parents of Arjun (Aadhav Kannadasan), the protagonist, recede into their roles with quiet professionalism”. rated the film 2 out of 5, calling it “Good story, bad execution” and said, “Aadhav and Gayathrie hit it off as an aimless young pair, but miss the energy to create ripples with their performances. Kishore and Anupama Kumar as Aadhav’s parents are the best characters in the entire film”. Malini Mannath of mentioned, “The film is a promising effort by a debutant director.” wrote, “On the whole, the love story has nothing new to offer and is predictable at every turn, with its message ending”.</p>