Prakash Raj’s Muthupandi from Ghilli could have definitely benefited from a copy of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Romance” . Muthupandi falls in love with Dhanalakshmi (Trisha) and wants her in the worst way. So he goes about wooing her in the worst possible way. He proceeds to murder her beloved brothers and embarks on a reign of terror as far as his lady love is concerned chasing her across the state with a gang of goondas and holding her parents captive.

Muthupandi may have been as tough as they come but he also had a tender side, in a manner of speaking. In a hilarious scene where he tries to articulate his ardent feelings for her, Muthupandi thinks it is perfectly appropriate to mention that he has ravished many a maiden who had the misfortune to catch his roving eye and adds that she did not get the same treatment because he loved her and she was his Chellam! Obviously the tenderness in this monologue is lost on Dhanalakshmi who proceeds to weep hysterically. Needless to say Muthupandi certainly knew how to mess up in love.