Thangam, lives up to his name as a gold-hearted person, leaves his house in search of a future.

[5] The song "Ladke Se Mili Ladki", written by Bollywood lyricist P. L. Santoshi, consists predominantly of Hindi lyrics.

[7][8] Kanthan of Kalki negatively reviewed the film, criticising Nagarajan's execution of an innovative story.

[9] Ananda Vikatan called the film a "a march of nine gems", noting that though the story was subpar, there was amusement.

[3] The film failed commercially;[10] according to historian Sachi Sri Kantha, a potential reason was that the plot was strung around "national unity" as a political propaganda for Ramachandran's newly formed party and it's then ally Indira Gandhi's Congress Party, prior to the 1977 Indian general election.