The film met with widespread critical acclaim upon release , winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards . It was screened at the Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India , and in the Soviet Union , where it won the Afro – Asian Solidarity Award . At the 13th Moscow International Film Festival in 1983 , the film was nominated for the Golden St. George prize
13th Moscow International Film Festival
13th Moscow International Film Festival
Ezhavathu Manithan