36 Vayadhinile (2015)

36-year-old Vasanthi (Jyothika) is the mother of a young girl in her teens. She feels stuck in a not so happy marriage with her husband, Rahman. She works as a clerk in the revenue department, which is a secure, but mundane job.

Her husband Tamizhselvan (Rahman) works at All India Radio. Tamizhselvan aspires to emigrate to Ireland, but Vasanthi cannot accompany him as most Irish companies refuse her job applications citing her age as an issue. There is nothing interesting about her life; she leads a mundane life but she craves for a change. Vasanthi has set aside all her dreams and ambitions, for the sake of her family's welfare, but the need to break free keeps building up inside her.

Vasanthi is obsessed about ageing and has a complex, as her husband looks younger to her. Feeling unattractive and having low self-esteem, she must embark on a journey of self-discovery. As she tries to come to terms with the various roles she must play in life, while struggling to achieve an emotional equilibrium, there are also other complications and opportunities that challenge her.

One day, Vasanthi is summoned by the IG, Rajan (Nassar) to his office and she learns that the President of India would like to have a conversation with her. The meeting ends in disaster after she faints in front of the President and she becomes the subject of Facebook jokes and before long, she watches helplessly as her husband and daughter Mithila (Amritha Anil) fly away to Ireland.

Vasanthi's old classmate Susan David (Abhirami), now a successful CMO, reminds her of the bold, strong-willed woman she used to be and inspires her to rediscover her true self, a woman with big dreams and aspirations. Vasanthi, who is encouraged to have bigger goals in her life, gets an idea through a wedding catering order. She learns about the unhealthy market vegetables that are sprayed with toxic pesticides, and refines her home greenhouse while appealing to other women in her neighbourhood to start their own greenhouses for the welfare of their families.

Susan gets her a slot in the region's annual architectural conference, which is graced by the bigwigs of the country, and her talk on the concept of organic greenhouse farming is well received by the audience. Despite resistance and lack of support from her husband, Vasanthi persists on with her new project, which turns out to be a big success as she is able to fulfill the demand of the wedding catering order and successfully implement her idea.

She receives regional and national acclaim for her endeavors. Following this success, Vasanthi once again gets an invitation from the President of India. This time, Vasanthi is unwavering and cleverly answers the questions of the President, and finally wins the respect and appreciation of her husband and daughter.