Sundarapandian is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action comedy drama film directed by debutant S. R. Prabhakaran.

Sasikumar played the title character, besides producing the film, while Lakshmi Menon, Vijay Sethupathi, Inigo Prabhakaran, Soori, Appukutty, and Soundararaja appeared in supporting roles.

Sundarapandian's close friend Arivazhagan "Arivu", after failing his board exams twice, is now in his final year of college, falls in love with Archana from a nearby village, who commutes daily on the bus from Madurai to Theni.

Arivu is too timid to express his feelings and seeks Sundarapandian and Murgesan's assistance in confessing his love.

But a surprising twist emerges: Sundarapandian had proposed to Archana three years ago while he was in college and was rejected.

However, Bhuvanesh's friends vow to take revenge on Sundarapandian, while Paranjothi secretly harbors anger towards him.

The film concludes with Sundarapandian choosing to keep the betrayal by his friends a secret, instead opting to quietly end their friendships.

The reviewer wrote that "the racy script, easy flowing dialogues and the twists he introduces in the screenplay to take it off the beaten path are commendable" and added that "one more student has passed out with flying colours from the Sasikumar school of cinema".

[5] Vivek Ramz of In.com wrote "Sundarapandiyan is a well made commercial flick with right dose of comedy, sentiment and thrill".

[7] A critic from Sify wrote that debutant director SR Prabhakaran made "a confident debut with a film that is both respectable and engaging"[8] Anupama Subramanian from Deccan Chronicle described it as an "honest attempt from Prabhakaran which is engaging family fare", while noting that "Sasi[kumar]'s touches [were] seen till [the] climax".