She promised to marry him and be by his side forever and starts to love him against her parents' will as they do not approve of Parututhiveeran's inter-caste background. When they were children, Paruthiveeran saved Muththazhagu from drowning in a well. Muththazhagu has been in love with Paruthiveeran since childhood, but he remains unmoved and keeps her at bay. Paruthiveeran's cross cousin Muththazhagu ( Priyamani) is the daughter of his snobbish uncle who is a respected member of the village's council and a caste sectarian. He often bullies Paruthiyur villagers for money and fun. His one ambition in life is to gain enough notoriety to be on TV news and to be thrown into Madras Jail. Having grown up among his mother's people, he is often arrested for petty crimes. After his parents' death, Paruthiveeran was mostly raised by his doting paternal uncle Chevvaazhai ( Saravanan), who pampers and accompanies him in every misbehavior to keep him happy. Paruthiveeran ( Karthi) is a country brash whose inter-caste parents were ostracized by the villagers since his higher caste father married his lower caste mother. The story is set in a rural area around Madurai in the village called Paruthiyur, which still practices caste segregation. It also emerged a high commercial success, running successfully for more than one year in theatres. The film won prizes at major film award ceremonies in India, including two National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, among others, whilst being screened at several international film festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival and the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema as well. Priyamani was awarded National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Muththazhagu in that year.

After two years of making, the film was released on 23 February 2007 and received universal critical acclaim.

Paruthiveeran was entirely shot in Madurai and its surroundings. Produced by Studio Green, it features a soundtrack and score composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Ramji and editing by Raja Mohammad. The film stars Karthi in his feature film debut as the title character, with Priyamani as the female lead and Ponvannan, Saravanan, Ganja Karuppu, Sampath Raj, and Sujatha Sivakumar playing supporting roles. Hero of Paruthiyur) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language period romantic drama film written and directed by Ameer.

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