The film follows the story of Krishnaveni (Srilekha Rajendran), an oppari singer, and her 23-year-old granddaughter, Meera (Nivedhithaa Sathish), who is a make-up artiste, after a period of separation.

He added that the research took to learn about Ethiopia and other rice-eating cultures including Mexico where death is celebrated, which prompted him to write it as a story.

There is a versatility about oppari and how death can be perceived.Television actress Srilekha Rajendran and Nivedhithaa Sathish (of Sillu Karupatti fame) play the lead roles.

[2] Haricharan Puddpeddi of the Hindustan Times gave the film a positive review and wrote that "Anand Ravichandran's directorial debut does not have a single dull moment".

[3] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote that "Both Sathish and Rajendran work well together, and as they head towards an unexpected finish, we see what the director wants us to: blood will tell, and life, with all its pain and problems, is a celebration".

[4] Pradeep Kumar of The Hindu reviewed the film as "poignant" and "ironical", and further added "the title stands to suggest the worth of relationships the lead character learns about, which, for her, happens only in the event of a death".