Solaiyamma

Solaiyamma is a motherless woman who is looked after by her father. She has been promised marriage with her relative Balraj, and they are in love. Vairavan is a heartless muscular man who spreads terror among the villagers and rapes the village girls. One night, Vairavan enters Solaiyamma’s house and tries to rape her, but she stands against him, and he runs away. The entire village, including Solaiyamma’s relatives, think that she has been raped, and then her father commits suicide. Thereafter, she is rejected by the village. Vairavan tortures her psychologically to spend a night with him. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. The music was composed by , with lyrics by . K. Vijiyan of praised the film’s message, while Malini Mannath of described the film as “painful viewing”. C. R. K. of also gave a similar negative review for the film, saying it is neither smell of soil nor smell of sore, it is a stench.