Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran

Like a gardener nurturing his flowers with tenderness, an elderly vigilante takes under his wing a young couple of runaway lovers, showering them with love and protection. The father of the young woman, however, seeks to eliminate her lover, who happens to be the sworn enemy of the law enforcer. It is this enemy who caused the tragic loss of the hero’s only heir, rendering his wife unable to bear children. As horrific memories resurface, the old law enforcer gears up for a final confrontation. Senthilnathan, son of Jambulingam who directed with and erstwhile assistant of and made his directorial debut with this film. Vijayakanth offered Livingston a negative role in the film, and he accepted. The music was composed by , with lyrics by . The song “Sindhiya Venmani” song is set to the Srothaswini, and “Paramal Partha Nenjam” is set to . (a duo) of praised Livingston’s performance but felt his character design as antagonist was not strong enough while also praising Chandran’s humour and Ilaiyaraaja’s music but panned the flashback of Vani and Anand as lengthy and dragged. They also felt the inclusion of stunt sequences in an emotional film was like neither here and nor there. Radhika won the , and Livingston won for Best New Face.