

A do-gooder who views everything in a different perspective, inspires others by being a doting father, and tries to bring in a few changes in the society.
Acting
Samuthirakani's preachy-but-earnest dad opus
Writing
Monologues that shouldn't work but absolutely do
Direction
Samuthirakani directing himself to maximum impact

Director
Samuthirakani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Samuthirakani's 'moral cinema' wave that dominated 2010s Tamil family dramas, practically inventing the 'righteous lecture' genre.
The classroom scene where Dhayalan asks 'Who wants to be like their father?' reportedly caused walkouts and reconciliation phone calls in equal measure.