The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, T. S. Balaiah and Major Sundarrajan.

[1] Paadhukaappu was the final of a famed collaboration between Bheemsingh and Ganesan.

[2] The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.

[citation needed] The Indian Express called the plot "intriguing", but panned the direction and felt Ganesan was underutilised.

[3] The film, unlike Bheemsingh and Ganesan's previous collaborations, was a failure.