The Landlord and Padmini) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by debutant S. U. Arun Kumar, based on his own eponymous short-film.

It stars Vijay Sethupathi, Jayaprakash, and Aishwarya Rajesh, with Thulasi, Bala Saravanan, Neelima Rani, and Mahadevan in supporting roles.

Music for the film was composed by debutant Justin Prabhakaran, editing was handled by A. Sreekar Prasad and cinematography by Gokul Binoy.

Pannaiyar and his wife Chellamma are kindhearted and broadminded people who are responsible for introducing essential technologies like TV, radio, telephones, etc., to their villagers.

Pannaiyar is shocked to hear about the loss of his friend and hands over the car keys and the documents that Shanmugam left under his care.

On Pannaiyar and Chellamma's wedding anniversary, as the family is preparing to get into a bullock cart to go to the temple, they see an irate Suja coming to their house with the car.

Finally, as per their earlier plan, Pannaiyar manages to drive successfully and take his wife Chellamma in his own car to the temple on their anniversary.

Meanwhile, the little boy who saved money to get a front seat ride sadly leaves out of town for higher studies without his wish fulfilled.

Pannaiyarum Padminiyum is based on the director's short film of the same name,[2] which was screened during the reality show Naalaiya Iyakkunar.

[16] Sify called it "a feel good and charming emotional drama" but that the length was "the film’s Achilles heels as it stretches and goes on and on, making it boring at times".

[17] IANS gave it 4.5/5 and wrote, "In a list featuring films that tug at your heart strings, Pannaiyarum Padminiyum deserves to be right on the top.

An emotionally uplifting work, the film steers away from the commercial zone by constantly rewarding us with characters that not just entertain but stay with us hours after we leave the cinema hall".