# Thottal Poo Malarum

Thottal Poo Malarum (transl. The flower will bloom when touched) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by P. Vasu, starring his son Sakthi Vasu and Gowri Munjal, two newcomers. Rajkiran, Sukanya, Nassar, Vadivelu and Santhanam played supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film was released on 3 August 2007 and became an average grosser. The film's title is based on a song from Padagotti (1964). The film's plot is loosely inspired from Telugu film Sahasame Jeevitham which was co-directed by Vasu.

## Plot

Ravi Thyagarajan (Sakthi Vasu), a happy-go-lucky youngster, falls instantly in love with Anjali (Gowri Munjal), his college mate. Anjali's mother Periya Naayagi (Sukanya), a rich and arrogant entrepreneur, tries to play spoilsport in their romance. She arranges for her daughter's wedding with the son of her brother and a dreaded but kindhearted gangster named Varadharaja Vandaiyar (Rajkiran) in Mumbai. Ravi goes to Mumbai. He hides his true identity and manages to gain an entry into Vandiyar's family. Having won their confidence, Ravi sets himself on a mission to marry Anjali.

## Cast

* Sakthi Vasu as Ravi Thyagarajan
* Gowri Munjal as Anjali
* Rajkiran as Varadharaja Vaandiyar
* Sukanya as Periya Naayagi, Anjali's mother
* Vadivelu as Kabaaleeswaran (Kabali Khan), Ravi's uncle
* Santhanam as Ravi's friend
* Nassar as Thyagarajan, Ravi's father
* Sriranjani as Ravi's mother
* Ennatha Kannaiya as Blind Car Driver
* Madhan Bob as Vandiyar's henchman
* Cool Suresh as Ravi's friend
* Thambi Ramaiah as Kabaaleeswaran's friend
* Mayilsamy as Auto Driver
* Bonda Mani as Kabaaleeswaran's friend
* Bava Lakshmanan as Librarian
* Chethan Seenu as Vandiyar's son
* Anand Kumar Murugan as Villain who will lose his hand
* Scissor Manohar as Kabaaleeswaran's friend
* K. S. Ravikumar in a special appearance
* Pooja Gandhi in a special appearance in the song "Vaadi Vambu Pennae" (Credited as Sanjana)
* Mahanadi Shankar in a special appearance

## Soundtrack

For the music of the film, P. Vasu teamed up with composer Yuvan Shankar Raja for the first time. The soundtrack was released on 23 June 2007 by Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. It features 6 tracks. 'Kavignar' Vaali wrote the lyrics for all the songs, except for "Kadatharen Naan Unnai", whose lyrics were written by Snehan.
The song "Arabu Naade" became immensely popular and became a chartbuster song.
| Song | Singers | Length | Lyrics |
| "Arabu Naade" | Haricharan, Yuvan Shankar Raja | 5:22 | Vaali |
| "Vittal Suriyanai" | Ranjith, Yuvan Shankar Raja | 4:38 | Vaali |
| "Valaiyal Karangalai" | Vijay Yesudas | 4:45 | Vaali |
| "Ennai Pidicha" | Haricharan, Binny Krishna Kumar | 4:35 | Vaali |
| "Vaadi Vambu Pennae" | Sujatha Mohan | 4:09 | Vaali |
| "Kadatharan Naan Unnai" | Rahul Nambiar, Saindhavi | 3:48 | Snehan |

## Critical reception

TSV Hari of Rediff.com described the film as "very ordinary fare," adding that "Sakthi certainly deserved better." M Bharat Kumar of News Today called it a "mediocre offering" with "predictable sequences," noting that "the son seems to have delivered the goods well, while the father has failed as a director." Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote "When the sole mission is to promote the son, everything else pales into insignificance. Only that P. Vasu could have been more subtle in his campaign." Chithra of Kalki praised the acting of Sakthi but felt his acting in serious scenes seems casual damaging the seriousness of the scenes while also panning Gowri's acting as wooden but praised the acting of Rajkiran and other actors and Vadivelu's humour and Akash's cinematography and added if first half was a snail train then second half was Shatabdi. Chennai Online wrote "The script offers nothing new. It's yet again the routine love story with predictable happenings [..] But not much excitement here either. With the hero following his girl to Mumbai, and trying to worm his way into the don's household and heart, it's again a sense of déjà vu. Surely, the director-father could have planned a better proposition for his son's debut".

## Legacy

The dialogue "Varum Aanaa Varaadhu" spoken by Ennathe Kannaiah became popular. The dialogue also inspired a song in Seemaraja (2018).