The girl is new to town) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by R. Selvaraj in his directorial debut.

Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu marked the directorial debut of screenwriter R.

[1] He decided on Sudhakar as the lead actor after being impressed with his performance in Kizhakke Pogum Rail (1978).

[9][10] "Oram Po" was banned by All India Radio due to the alleged vulgar nature of its lyrics; it has been suggested that the actual reason was due to the song's interpretation as an anti-caste allegory.

[15] Kousigan of Kalki felt the director added too many ideas in one film; none of them feels compelling and complete but praised the cinematography.