Portraying a rather offbeat relationship – that is between a drunkard professor father and his not-so-pretty daughter – Tamil cinema has least witnessed, Nagesh added another handful of tear-some sequences to the already tragic-struck movie. Veteran Nagesh’s role in Nammavar was noted for its endearingly positive approach towards the hopeless daughter. The grippingly emotional scene when his daughter kicks the bucket (dies) proclaimed his prowess bagging him a national award.