Saalaiyoram

<p>The storyline of the film depicts the life of a ragpicker and revolves around how the life trajectory of a girl changes when she falls in love with him. Coincidentally, she is pursuing a in . The film project was announced by K Moorthy Kannan, who had previously served as an assistant to director . The filmmakers roped in newcomers Raj and Serena in the main lead roles, as both of them made film acting debuts through the film project. Veteran actor was cast to play a negative role in the film, only one of two such roles in his film career, the other being in (2008). Director K Moorthy Kannan revealed that he received a source of inspiration in narrating a script for the direction of the film to elaborate about the struggles faced by waste collectors after reading a poem titled . The portions of the filming were shot predominantly in a dump yard in , near Kannamapettai. The filmmakers faced difficulties in obtaining permission to shoot certain film portions. The music was composed by S. Sethuram. Malini Mannath of wrote that “A well-intentioned effort that has gone haywire thanks to its immature take, Saalaioram is at the most a stepping stone for a debutant maker”. A critic from rated the film two out of five stars.</p>