The film stars newcomers Subramanian Gopalakrishnan, Tejini and Mathisha, with Livingston, Kadhal Sukumar, Delhi Kumar, Ajay Rathnam, Ramkumar, Lavanya and Sundari playing supporting roles.
In the meantime, Periyavar's granddaughter Deepika, a modern city woman, comes to the village after her engagement to live in her grandfather's house.
Rasappa who falls in love with Gayathri asks her parents to give their daughter in marriage but her mother Saroja refuses and humiliates him.
One week before the marriage, Rasappa has a severe accident while setting a bomb in a well because of the naughty behaviour of Deepika.
Harikrishna, a one-time associate of director K. S. Ravikumar, made his directorial debut with Aavani Thingal under the banner of Rayar Films International.
Newcomer Tejini, a theatre artist in Mumbai who had acted in few stageplays before, and Mathisha were chosen to play the heroines.
[2][3] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "The debutant director has attempted to give a clean, wholesome entertainer sans violence or overt glamour.