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<p>Chokkanathan is a greedy and money obsessed man. He dislikes Rangan as he supports farmers. Marudhi is Rangan’s sister. Her marriage gets stopped and Rangan goes to jail because of Chokkanathan. The rest of the story is how Rangan achieves his revenge against Chokkanathan. was the directorial debut for the Tamil scholar A. K. Velan, who also produced and wrote it. This was actor ‘s debut film in . Cinematography was handled by V. Ramamoorthy, and the editing by V. B. Nadarajan. Music by . The slow-paced “Mannukku Maram Baarama” attained popularity, as did the song “Amudhum Thaenum” (Raga: ). The title track, written by Maruthakasi, is frequently played on Tamil television and radio channels on every occasion. “Aasaiyae Alaipolae” was recreated by for (2013), with modified lyrics. was released on 14 January 1958, Pongal day. It was distributed in Madras by . Munuswamy and Manickam jointly reviewed the film for . Munuswamy praised the film for its music and Velan’s direction. The film became a commercial success, and Velan built Arunachalam Studio from the profits earned in this film. It also propelled Rajasulochana to stardom. The film was remade in as (1958) and in as (1959).</p>