how well was it received by the audience?
It held the record of running the highest continuous full-house showings in Madras
Vasantha Maligai
It was one of the biggest successes for Ganesan, running for over 750 days in theatres. It held the record of running the highest continuous full-house showings in Madras. The film had 271 continuous full-house screenings in all the three theatres it was released, namely, Shanthi, Crown, and Bhuvaneswari.
what is thiruvilaiyadal? Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film who directed it? A. P. Nagarajan based on which theme is it made? According to Hari Narayan of "The Hindu", "Thiruvilaiyadal" celebrates the deeds of a god by depicting miracles performed by him why was it re-released? UNANSWERABLE with which film did he start his film career? Nagarajan wrote the screenplay for his own story and play the hero in this film can you name the film? UNANSWERABLE any other films he had directed or acted? Vadivukku Valaigaappu who were casted in the former movie? Sivaji Ganesan, K. B. Sundarambal,  R. Muthuraman what honors and awards were given to the former posthumously? Pondicherry erect a statue of Sivaji Ganesan in honour of his acting skills, a statue of Ganesan was erected on Kamarajar Road in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to honour the actor what were the films that have earned him the stardom? "Vasantha Maligai", "Gauravam", "Thanga Pathakkam" has he received any honorary award for any of his achievements? Yes, he received four Filmfare Awards South and a National Film Award can you brief out how the statuette looks like? UNANSWERABLE has the former movie by the actor has any reference in other art forms? No, but a digitally restored version of "Vasantha Maligai" was released
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Vasantha Maligai [SEP] Release and reception
"Vasantha Maligai" was released on 29 September 1972. It was one of the biggest successes for Ganesan, running for over 750 days in theatres. It held the record of running the highest continuous full-house showings in Madras. The film had 271 continuous full-house screenings in all the three theatres it was released, namely, Shanthi, Crown, and Bhuvaneswari. It was also successful in Sri Lanka where it ran for more than 250 days. The film initially had Anand dying in the climax, but three days after its release it was changed into one where he survives.