The favourite son of the village)[1] is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by D. Yoganand and produced by K. S. Kutralingam.

On the day of engagement, Sripriya finds out that Vijaya is in love with Sivaji and would kill herself if she cannot marry him.

Sivaji's father's dream was to open a school and put an end to the atrocities of Ramasamy, Nambiar and Srinivasan trio who take advantage of the uneducated masses of their village.

Nambiar has designs on Sripriya but Sivaji actively thwarts his attempts which causes rumors of affair between the two.

Sivaji saves her from clutches of law, exposes all activities of the trio and brings justice to his village.