Thenmerku Paruvakaatru

Set in the backdrop of Theni, the story is about Murugaiyan (aka Murugan), who is a goatherder. He has a loving mother, Veerayi, who is a widow. She struggles hard to raise Murugan but has an overflowing affection for him. Meanwhile, there is a gang which attacks the villagers at night and steals their goats. Murugan, along with his group, manages to catch one of the members in an attack, a girl named Pechi. Pechi's family steals goats for their livelihood. While Murugan develops feelings for her, Pechi's family is known to be quite dangerous. Veerayi learns of this and asks Murugan to forget Pechi and marry a girl of her choice. He refuses to accept her wish and complications arise between mother and son. An old lady of her house advises Veerayi to let her son marry the girl whom he loves. A possessive widow tells how her husband was killed by a group of thieves. The head of the gang is none other than the father of the girl whom her son loves.

The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan,^[2] in his debut.^[3]

Thenmerku Paruvakkaatru was released on 24 December 2010.^[4] The Hindu wrote, "Thenmerku Paruvakkaatru with its mother sentiment makes a mark among films with rural themes".^[5] Sify called the film "OK" and wrote, "It is made like a [1970s] tear jerker with the central character being the all sacrificing mother".^[6] The New Indian Express wrote, "A film that has worked out well in all departments, Thenmerku Paruvakaatru is worth a watch.^[7]