Respect for the soil) is a 1995 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by T. R. Vijayan.
The film stars Vignesh and Sanghavi, with R. P. Viswam, Kavitha, Uday Prakash, Chinni Jayanth, newcomer Jayaprabhu, Vandhana and Mandai Seenu playing supporting roles.
Thupakki Gounder is married to Lakshmi (Kavitha), and they have a son (Uday Prakash) who is a womanizer and a daughter Bhavani (Sanghavi) who is studying in the city.
Pandian (Vignesh), an angry young man and a jobless graduate, gives tuition to the uneducated villagers which annoy Thupakki Gounder.
The soundtrack was composed by Devadevan, with lyrics written by Piraisoodan, Udhaya Bharathi, Aruvi Radha, Anbuthurai and Mohana Priyan.