The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, S. V. Ranga Rao and Sowcar Janaki.

[3] Mahalakshmi is the daughter of a wealthy banker called Sahasranamam, who wishes that she would marry a young man (Gopi).

Years pass and Mahalakshmi, completely cured, takes care of a young girl, Vijaya, under a new name, Ponni.

Bahadur creates fake letters as if written by Mahalakshmi and threatens to publish them in his third-rate "yellow" magazine unless she pays a huge price.

[5] The music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, V. Seetharaman, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, and V. Lakshmanan.

[7] Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the director for trying to take Tamil cinema in a new direction, even if he was not successful in achieving that goal.