Gounder, the groom) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Manivasagam.

[1] The film stars Prabhu and Sakshi Shivanand, while Swathi plays a supporting role.

[2] Subramani aka Mappillai Gounder (Prabhu) is the son of a rich landlord (Vinu Chakravarthy) living in a village.

Priya does not like the village lifestyle initially, however she understands the good nature of Subramani and gradually falls for him.

Subramani says that village lifestyle will not suit Priya and convinces her to marry an educated guy as per her match.