The film begins with Poochi (Vadivelu) announcing bad news to Muthu Kaalai (Karthik). Muthu Kaalai first refuses to see Poonjolai (Soundarya) in her deathbed, but he finally accepts. In the past, Poonjolai was from a rich family in her village, while Muthu Kaalai was a poor herdsman who worked for Raakayi (Manorama). Since their first meeting, Poonjolai hated him and put him in a lot of troubles. Muthu Kaalai wanted to marry Poonjolai, but her uncles Sakthivel (Napoleon), Sangaiah (Vijayakumar), and Rathnavel (Chandrasekhar) were determined to wipe out his wish.

Muthu Kaalai

Poovarasan is a 1996 Indian Tamil film directed by Gokula Krishnan and produced by M Gafar. The film stars Karthik, Rachana Banerjee, Sujatha, Radha Ravi, Goundamani and Senthil in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.

Poovarasan

Muthurasu (Karthik) has come to the city to earn money to finance his mother's (Vadivukkarasi) operation and asks for ideas from his friend Annamalai (Janagaraj). To rent a place owned by a Brahmin couple (Manivannan and Kovai Sarala), Muthurasu transforms himself into a Brahmin Pichumani and also falls in love with Mythili (Devayani), the couple's daughter. Getting a job at a company owned by a devout Muslim (Jaiganesh) makes him put on the garb of Hussein, a Muslim. Things get more complicated when an unsafe situation makes him take on the role of Pastor James, a Christian and Stella (Sangeetha), his secretary in the office where he works as Hussein, falls in love with him.