Pachhai Vilakku

Saravanan who was doing a film on engine driver was on search of suitable title while crossing railway gate at . He stuck posters with green light as main feature in a wall near the railway gate which led Bhimsingh to name his film as . The film was initially shot in 8,000 feet (2,400 m) which left Meiyappan unimpressed and decided to reshoot with different story on the same backdrop with the additional cast involving Rajan and Pushpalatha. The music was composed by and lyrics for the songs were written by . The songs “Olimayamaana Ethirkaalam” and “Kelvi Pirandhadhu” attained popularity. was released on 3 April 1964. called it “a frothy, headlong musical melodrama, designed only to entertain.” P. S. Mani of gave the film a positive review, primarily for the cinematography and audiography. T. M. Ramachandran of praised the cast performances, particularly Ganesan’s, but called the story unreal although he praised the location photography of the train sequences and railway yard. The film ran for over 100 days in theatres.