[1] The film, based on the novel of the same name written by Jayabharathi's father D. Ramamoorthy, was released on 30 March 1979.

It is based on the novel of the same name written by Jayabharathi's father Ramamoorthy for the magazine Kanayazhi.

[2] Jayabharathi undertook a crowdfunding route to raise ₹90,000 (equivalent to ₹2.3 million or US$27,000 in 2023)[3] to distribute the film for screening, and to generate investment, he sold donation tickets and conducted programmes at government colleges while Rajasekhar, a friend of Jayabharathi, helped him arrange a camera on loan.

Singer Ceylon Manohar also helped by conducting shows and a farmer in Padi Kuppam provided him with food during the shooting.

[2] Unlike many contemporaneous Indian films, Kudisai had no songs,[6] and the background music was composed by G. Kamesh, Kamala's husband.