Savithiri

The film was launched at along with the song recording of “Mazhaikaalamum”. Soundtrack was composed by . was released on 5 December 1980. Nalini Sastry of praised the performances of the cast, Viswanathan’s music, cinematography and short dialogues and concluded that director Bharathan who had brought the film without a hitch was only afraid with the ending. The film failed to match the success of the original, and became controversial upon release for the depiction of its principal characters who belong to the community. This led to widespread protests by members of the community in .