First place) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer R. Kumaran.

[1] Mahesh (Vidharth) is a thug in Thanjavur whose only ambition is to emerge as the number 1 rowdy with his name topping the list of wanted criminals in the local police station.

Mahesh meets Mythili (Kavitha Nair), a school student and the daughter of a bus conductor Ponnusamy (Ilavarasu).

"[3] Behindwoods wrote "Mudhal Idam is a fair effort which is let down by a script which has its punches distributed unevenly.

"[4] Nowrunning wrote "Mudhal Idam is a brain-dead film with, too many songs, too many fight sequences, inconsequential village politics and high-handed sermonizing about true masculinity.