The Mother's Heart)[1] is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by National Pictures.
The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pushpavalli, S. S. Rajendran and Padmini Priyadarshini.
Petra Manam was produced by National Pictures, written by Mu.
[4][5] The song "Sinthanai Seiyadaa" has somewhat similar tune of "Adha Hai Chandrama Raat Adhi" from Navrang (1959).
Facing competition from Kairasi, Paavai Vilakku and Mannathi Mannan, released on the same day,[9] it fared averagely at box office.