Bala, married to Banu and son of Sivakami, is a rich and a celebrated tennis player with plethora of fans.

Sivakami begins to see her mannerisms as disgusting while Banu admires her courage and trusts her husband.

Indirectly blaming Sheela for Banu's death, they hate her and throw her out fearing she might marry Bala and become an heir to the property.

While shooting for the film, Balachander suffered a heart attack at the age of 42, and spent three and a half weeks in hospital.

[6] When the film was released in Malaysia, posters of leaders of the Indian Communist Party shown in the background were censored.