Inspired by British writer W. Somerset Maugham's 1925 novel The Painted Veil, it was produced by Murugan Brothers, a subsidiary of AVM Productions.

The film stars S. S. Rajendran and C. R. Vijayakumari, with Nagesh, L. Vijayalakshmi, S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar (in his acting debut) and Revathi playing supporting roles.

[5] Due to the success of Naanum Oru Penn (1963), Meiyappan wanted its lead actors S. S. Rajendran and C. R. Vijayakumari to star.

Saravanan felt Rajendran looked ill-suited for a sophisticated character, but Meiyappan remained adamant about casting him for the role.

[6] S. P. Muthuraman, who worked as one of the assistant directors in the film revealed that the crew had a tough time to make a small baby walk.

[12][13] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime wrote, "The central theme is familiar to some extent, some of the sequences follow the beaten track and there is an overdose of melodrama.

The picture, however manages to win the sympathy and appreciation of the audience on account of the poignancy and dignity with which the whole story has been told on screen".