Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren

Ravi is a poor mechanic who works in the garage of and lives with his mother. He is very close to the owner so much that he sees him as his son. He is deeply in love with Priya, a rich girl. Priya hates him and flashback reveals that Ravi and Priya are married and hada because he lied to her that his mother was dead and about his financial status. Priya stays with her parents who resent that she is staying with them instead of taking responsibility of her . In the meantime, Asha, another rich girl, falls in love with Ravi and she proposes to him. Ravi tells her that he is, in fact, Priya’s husband and is working to convince Priya to live with him. The rest of the story is what happens to Ravi, Priya and Asha. The film marked the debut of director Sridev, and cinematographer . The soundtrack was composed by . The song “Oh Oh Oh Kaalai” uses the of the song “Khoya Khoya Chand Khula Aasman” from (1960). S. Chidambaram of wrote, “Debutant director Shridev, who has also penned the story, screenplay and dialogue, is able to keep your interest intact till the interval through a suspense [..] So you feel bored when the second part drags on” and called Ilaiyaraaja’s music the “redeeming feature of this movie”.