The Truth) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. A. Kannan and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram.

The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Manjula, Devika and Jayachitra.

Seeing Dharmalingan's plight and tears, Gowri promises to rebuild their houses and give them the lands she has in excess much to chagrin on Sokkanathan.

She even fires Sokkanathan upon her eighteenth birthday as her agent leaving him rudderless.

[4] Kanthan of Kalki wrote the screenplay, which was proceeding smoothly and calmly till the interval, then reaches the fate of a ship battered by a storm; what saves the film from this accident is the unparalleled performance of the actors and actresses.