Ponnukku Thanga Manasu

Ramu is a poor orphan who dreams of becoming a collector. Shankar, his rich best friend, assists him financially and by providing him with a place to stay. Geetha and Shanthi are college students and best friends who often clash due to the differences in their beliefs. Geetha is rich, arrogant and feels entitled to special treatment due to her wealth. Shanthi is poor and believes that all people should be treated with respect regardless of wealth. Both friendships end due to various circumstances. When the four meet years later, Geetha and Shanthi challenge each other over their worldviews – will wealth or hard-work and respect win? was directed by making their directorial debut and it was produced by their mentor under his production company Arun Prasad Movies. The title was derived from a song from (1970) directed by Madhavan. , who was previously a child actor, made his debut in this film as a leading actor. Music was composed by . The song “Thanjavoor Seemayile” was composed by who was Venkatesh’s assistant at that time; however his name was not included in the title credits. The song also marked ‘s debut as lyricist. Kanthan of favourably reviewed the film for Devaraj–Mohan’s direction and Balamurugan’s writing.