 Upon release, the movie met with highly positive reviews and was commercially successful.The film was remade in Bengali Bangladesh as Antor Jala starring Zayed Khan and Pori Moni

The story is told through the protagonist Murugesan (Pasupathy), who recalls his childhood in Virudhunagar town.His father is a butcher who works hard to bring up his four children (two boys and two girls) and have a happy family.