Sollathaan Ninaikkiren

<p>Kamala, Manjula and Pushpa are sisters, each attracted to Raghavan, their tenant. Raghavan falls in love with Pushpa. However, things take a turn for the worse, when Pushpa sacrifices herself to the whims of Kamal, a playboy, to save her friend Sudha from his exploits. The three sisters ultimately marry other men, while Raghavan remains unmarried. is based on the novel by Manian. The novel had been performed over 100 times as a stage play. The novel was later made into a film by Manian and ‘Vidhwan’ Ve. Lakshmanan under the production banner Udhayam Productions. Thangappan Master was initially hired as the dance choreographer, but as K. Balachander objected to whom Kamal Haasan called “the traditional cinema dance master”, and wanted a younger man, Haasan hired . Haasan worked as an assistant director of this film. The final length of the film was 4,589.68 metres (15,058.0 ft). The music was composed by , with lyrics by . The title song is based on raga. was released on 7 December 1973. , in a review dated 30 December 1973, positively reviewed the film for Balachander’s writing and the cast performances. Kanthan of also gave the film a positive review. The film was remade in as . Balachander remade the film in as . The title of the film inspired a television series of same name, produced by K. Balachander for .</p>