She was given the screen name Revathi. While filming the climax scene, Bharathiraja slapped Revathi to ensure that she cried as required for the script, rather than use glycerine. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. "Ananda Vikatan", in a review dated 2 October 1983, rated the film 48 out of 100. The film ran for over 200 days in theatres. It later won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film.Revathi received Filmfare Special Award - South for her performance in the film.