 "Vazhvey Maayam" (1982), which was named after a line from "Ulagaae Maayam", was described by "Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema" as an "update of the "Devdas" plot".In July 2007, S. R. Ashok Kumar of "The Hindu" asked eight Tamil directors to list ten of their favourite films.Balu Mahendra named "Devadas" as one of his top ten Tamil films.