Poikkal Kudhirai

Poikkal Kudhirai () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalaivani. Starring Viji and Raveendran, the film had Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali making their acting debuts. Kamal Haasan appeared in a guest role. "Poikkal Kudhirai" was based on Crazy Mohan's play "Marriage Made in Saloon". The film was remade in Kannada in 1992 as "Mavanige Thakka Aliya".
Plot.
"Poikkal Kuthirai" is a hilarious depiction of how Sambandam (Vaali) — who bets on each and every small thing and wins — and Indu (Ramakrishnan) enter into a bet at a saloon owned by Muthu (Ravindar). The bet is that Indu will win Sambadam's daughter Janaki's (Viji) heart and marry her. If Indhu is successful in his mission, Sambandam will shave half of his moustache for their marriage. If he fails, Indhu will shave his head. Who wins the bet is the film's narrative.
Production.
"Poikkal Kudhirai" is based on Crazy Mohan's play "Marriage Made in Saloon". Kannada actor Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali made their acting debut in Tamil with this film. Mohan wrote the dialogues, making his feature film debut.
Soundtrack.
Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali. The soundtrack was released under the label Saregama.