 It was equally successful at the box-office, running for more than 100 days in the theatres.In 1984, Durai himself remade the film in Hindi as "Pet Pyaar Aur Paap", starring Smita Patil and Raj Babbar.A review from the Tamil magazine "Ananda Vikatan", dated 13 January 1980, appreciated the film for its realistic depiction of the lives of the poor.