It contains some of Bharathiraja's trademark touches as well as several ground-breaking scenes. The film's narrative was seamless and starred Sathyaraj as Balu Thevar. Vedham Pudhithu dealt with the caste issue in a stronger manner. The love that bonds these two humans separated not just by age but also by caste and class, is told by Bharathiraja with poetic touches. Radha is a poor young woman who moves into his village for a living. Muthal Mariyathai starred Sivaji Ganesan in the lead, playing a middle-aged village head. But undoubtedly, rural themes proved to be his strong suit as his biggest hits in the 1980s: Alaigal Oivathillai (1981), Mann Vasanai (1983) and Muthal Mariyathai (1985) were strong love stories in a village backdrop. īharathiraja confirmed his versatility and refusal to be tied down to one particular genre with an experimental film Nizhalgal (1980), and the action thriller Tik Tik Tik (1981). This led him to make Sigappu Rojakkal, about a psychopathic woman-hater that was totally westernized in terms of both conception and production. His next film Kizhake Pogum Rail produced similar results and eventually brought in criticisms that Bharathiraja was capable of catering only to village audiences. About the film, Bharathiraja said: "This movie was meant to be a black & white art film produced with the help of National Film Development Corporation", but turned out to be a commercially successful colour film and a starting point for several important careers. The film is now regarded as a milestone in the history of Tamil Cinema. His first film 16 Vayathinile, for which he wrote the script, broke the then existing convention to create a new genre of village cinema.
2 Style, critique and public perceptionīharathiraja started his film career as an assistant to Kannada filmmaker Puttanna Kanagal.
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