[1][2][3] The film is based on a folk tale about a girl becoming a devadasi and dedicating her life to worshipping Lord Shiva and refusing to follow the traditional path of marrying a man.

[4] M. G. Ramachandran as Shiva, with Balasaraswathi as devadasi, much to her delight it was one of MGR early movies, he played the divine role in some and looked impressive.

There is a parallel story in the film about her married sister (T. A. Madhuram) who carries on an affair with a travelling sari salesman (N. S. Krishnan).

[2] Dhaasippen was shot at Minerva Movietone in Bombay and Newtone Studios in Madras (now Chennai) edited by R. S. Mani.

He became a successful filmmaker with hits such as Kannagi, Kubera Kuchela, and Krishna Bakthi, and Maaman Magal.

Dnugan directed other classic films such as Sathi Leelavathi, Sakuntalai, Meera, Kalamegam, and Manthiri Kumari (in which he shared credit with its producer T. R.

She had previously made history by being the first female in Tamil Cinema to sing off screen in the AVM film, Nandakumar (1938).