 Anbe Vaa was released on 14 January 1966 , during the festive occasion of Thai Pongal . When AVM first discussed with Ramachandran about making the film a Pongal release , he objected as another film of his , Naan Aanaiyittal , produced by his then manager R. M. Veerappan , was already set for releasing at that time . Ramachandran , however , negotiated a deal with AVM by postponing the release of Naan Aanaiyittal , and in the January 1966 slot to release Anbe Vaa . It was Ramachandran 's first of nine films released in that year . The film had a theatrical run of 23 weeks and was a box office success , grossing ₹ 6 million ( equivalent to ₹ 250 million or US $ 3 @.@ 8 million in 2016 ) against a budget of ₹ 3 million according to a 2015 estimate by Dinamalar . It was also dubbed into Telugu as Prema Manasulu . 
