'' Pasamalar '' was released on 27 May 1961 and received critical acclaim with Ganesan and Savitri 's performances being widely lauded . The film was also a commercial success , with a theatrical run of over 26 weeks . The film won the Certificate of Merit for Second Best Feature film at the 9th National Film Awards . It was later remade in numerous languages including Hindi , Telugu , Kannada and Sinhalese . A digitally restored version of '' Pasamalar '' was released on 15 August 2013 and was also well received
9th National Film Awards
9th National Film Awards
Pasamalar