Sport and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran lauded the performances of Rajendran, Vijayakumari and appreciated the performances of Nagesh, Anjali Devi, Manorama, Ravi, Asokan, Muthiah and Rajsri. He added that Karunanidhi's screenplay and dialogues were the film's "saving graces", but criticised Neelakantan's direction for succumbing to "trivialities and box-office considerations". Kalki praised the film for Vijayakumari's performance and Neelakanta's direction. References External links 1960s Tamil-language films 1965 drama films 1965 films Films about rape in India Films about women in India Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Indian feminist films