My Dear Marthandan is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Pratap Pothen and produced by Sivaji Productions, starring Prabhu and Khushbu.

It is loosely based on the 1988 American film Coming to America.It was later remade into telugu as "Raja Vikramarka" starring chiranjeevi.

There he meets "Idea Mani", who is very cunning and tries to make money from the innocent Marthandan in comical ways.

[7] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "It has some idealism (message: money cannot buy happiness), it has comical situations abounding and as it is, it is clean, it has engaging music and songs (Ilayaraja) and dance, and it is photographed with an artistry and creativity that only an Ashok Kumar is capable of.

[8] Ravi, writing for Kalki, said the film's plus points were the cinematography and music.