The film premièred at the " Indian Panorama " section of the International Film Festival of India . It was also screened in the Soviet Union where it won the Afro – Asian Solidarity Award , the first Tamil film to win an international award . It was also one of India 's official entries to the 13th Moscow International Film Festival ( 1983 ) , where it was nominated for the Golden St. George prize
13th Moscow International Film Festival
13th Moscow International Film Festival
Ezhavathu Manithan