Coimbatore Mappillai is a 1996 Tamil-language Drama Romance film written and directed by C. Ranganathan and produced by M. S. V. Murali under the banner of Shree Vijayalakshmi Movieland. Balu comes to the city and stays with his friend. He falls in love with Sumithra, his landlord. But her evil cousin Mahesh, who has an eye on her, creates a rift between them. Coimbatore mappillai features Sanghavi in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Vinu Chakravarthy, Goundamani, Karan, J. Lalitha, Nirmalamma and Pandu. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. Cinematography was done by R. Raja Ratnam and editing by C. Cedrick. The movie has a running time of 135 minutes. It was released on 15th January 1996. Coimbatore Mappillai was made on a budget of ₹2 crore. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Shree Vijayalakshmi Movieland.