Panneer remarks that the poor should never be married to a rich bride and live at their father-in-law's place because the in-laws will always treat them as inferiors.

For that, when Sivadhanu tries to take Parvathi to his home a couple of days before the wedding, her parents refuse to send her citing health reasons.

A few months pass by and Sivadhanu who has been living a lonely life, has requested a transfer to Dhanbad, which makes his family saddened.

[5] VigneshRam of Nilacharal wrote "“Solla marantha kathai” is like feeling a natural southern breeze after being in just cool air-conditioning.

[6] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Thankar Bachan's story telling skill stirred you in "Azhagi" but somehow the magic is missing this time".

[7] Sify wrote "After that fairy tale Azhagi, Thankar Bachchan's second attempt to produce another whiff of romance with Solla Marantha Kathai has turned sour.

"[8] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "Bachan's second release 'Solla Marantha Kathai' disappoints, coming nowhere near his earlier one, neither in scripting, treatment nor characterisation.

[9] Cinesouth wrote "Though the film proceeds with an air of gloom and with a total lack of concern about the tastes of the young crowd, the director Thangar Bachchaan succeeded in telling us his story realistically without going off-track".

[10] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "The story unfolds like a teleserial but has its high points which make it worth watching".