Dhandayuthapani is a carefree and jobless graduate who lives with his widowed mother and siblings in Madurai. One day, he falls in love at first sight with the college student Thenmozhi in a temple. Dhandayuthapani then bumps into Thenmozhi in different situations and they slowly fall in love with each other but the lovers don't exchange a single word in all their interactions. Meanwhile, Thamizharasu and Yaanai Kumar, two rival gangsters, are fighting over the lands belonging to the government. Later, Yaanai Kumar's henchmen plan to murder Thamizharasu but before, they spy Thenmozhi taking a bath in her house. Dandayuthapani who notices it starts to chase them and beats them up in front of Thamizharasu. Impressed by Dandayuthapani's braveness, Thamizharasu offers him to join his gang but Dandayuthapani refuses. The cunning Thamizharasu then sends his henchman and they brutally attack Dandayuthapani, they lied to him that they are Yaanai Kumar's henchman. Left half tonsured, naked and wounded, Dhandayuthapani manages to survive the assault. His family and his friends who fear for Dhandayuthapani's life advise him to leave the town. However, the incident leads to a drastic change in Dhandayuthapani's behaviour and a vengeful Dhandayuthapani joins Thamizharasu's gang. Dhandayuthapani slowly becomes Thamizharasu's best henchman and he shows his loyalty by killing Yaanai Kumar. Dhandayuthapani who knew from the beginning that Thamizharasu was the culprit kills him as well. The film ends with Thenmozhi marrying another man and a rowdy killing Dhandayuthapani.
Saravana Sakthi, an erstwhile assistant of S. A. Chandrasekhar, made his directorial debut with Dhandayuthapani under the banner of CNR Films. C. N. Rajadurai who is a doctor by profession had emerged as a producer in this film. S. Suresh Raja was cast to play the title role while Kerala-based Vidhya Mohan, credited as Shivani Sri, was chosen to play the heroine. The fight scenes had been choreographed by Jaguar Thangam, Ruthrun took in charge of cinematography, the music was composed by Sunil and E. L. Indhrajith and the editing was by B. S. Vasu and Saleem. The film was primarily shot in Nagercoil and Madurai.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composers Sunil and E. L. Indhrajith. The soundtrack features four tracks with lyrics written by Yosi, Tamilamuthan and Saravana Sakthi.
Reception
A reviewer wrote, "The only thing which is laudable in this movie is the bold attempt made by debutants" and added, "Heroine Shivani has performed well in a limited scope. Music by Sunil Indirajith is laudable". Malini Mannath said, "Suresh Raja may be a far cry from the typical hero-mould. But he performs his scenes with understanding, and like a seasoned actor. Shivani fits in as the coy Thenmozhi" and called it "a promising work from a debutant director".
