Enga Ooru Mappillai is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. P. Gajendran and produced by Sureshkanth and M. Jagadeeshwaran.
The movie stars Ramarajan in the lead role, alongside Gautami, with notable supporting performances from Goundamani, Senthil, Santhana Bharathi, and Kovai Sarala.
The film follows Velu, a naive young man who moves in with his uncle Chokalingam after his mother's death. He is constantly blamed by his aunt for the actions of her three con artist brothers. Velu forms an unlikely friendship with Panjavarnam, the daughter of Sathyamoorthy, a village leader and Gandhian.
Rajalingam, the town's richest man who pretends to be a charitable elder, is revealed to have been kidnapping young women for immoral purposes. The film explores themes of friendship, innocence, and the struggles of the protagonist as he navigates his new life in the village.
