Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran is a 1988 Tamil-language movie written by Liaquat Ali Khan and directed by Senthilnathan and produced by T. Siva, R. Sundar Raj, I. Rahumathulla and Tamil Fathima under the banner of Tamilannai Cine Creation. Poonthotta kaavalkaaran features Vijayakanth in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Raadhika, Anand, Vani Viswanath, Livingston, S. S. Chandran and M. N. Nambiar. The screenplay is written by Liaquat Ali Khan. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Cinematography was done by Rajarajan and editing by G. Jayachandran. The film has a running time of 139 minutes.