The man with the shovel) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language vigilante film co-written, produced and directed by Thiagarajan, starring his son Prashanth as the title character.

Meanwhile, Kannathal panicked and asked Mambattiyan to go to a faraway place and forgo his Robin Hood job.

It was first reported in September 2008, that Thiagarajan would remake Rajasekhar's 1983 film Malaiyoor Mambattiyan, with his son Prashanth portraying the lead role of a Robin Hood-esque figure.

Prashanth put on weight for this film and the team shot in the forests of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

The team also announced that they were planning to bring in Mallika Sherawat to play a role depicted by Silk Smitha in the original, but it did not materialise.

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu claimed that "Thyagarajan has developed and executed a screenplay without gaffes, which gallops at commendable speed.

[11] The New Indian Express also gave the film a positive review, noting "For, makers while replicating the content, invariably fail to capture the soul of the original.

But, Thiagarajan has managed to recapture the essence of his earlier work, even while giving the rustic saga a more contemporary feel.

"[12] A reviewer from Sify.com noted the film "is a bit dated, though it moves at a rapid pace" and that it "is not engaging like the original".

[14] The film took a good opening at the box office, but petered out to do average business commercially and due to its big budget, failed to recover costs.