The film was directed by Nagendra Rao and stars himself alongside Kannamba, with M. K. Radha, Gemini Ganesan and Sriram in supporting roles.

Later, when the youngest son is released from jail, he takes care of his mother despite being jobless.

The family drama was successful in India, and was adapted into a film in Hindi titled Khazanchi (1941).

Nagendra Rao, an established producer and director in Kannada cinema, was impressed by the film and decided to direct the Tamil adaptation.

[5][6] J. P. Chandrababu, who would later go on to become an established comedian in Tamil cinema, played a small role lasting a single sequence in the film.

[12] Moondru Pillaigal failed at the box-office,[13] which led to Vasan destroying all copies of it, thus making it a lost film.