Alaigal

After the average response to his previous film (1971), decided to make a Tamil- titled ( ) with starring in Tamil and in Telugu. Sridhar developed a story from the Hindi film (1939) and the American film (1931), retaining only the basic premise. However, after canning 4,000 feet (1,200 m), he decided to drop the film, uncertain whether the audience would accept a film with anti-sentimental elements. Sridhar restarted the same film with changes in the script and cast. The title was changed to , with actor in the lead which marked his debut in . The music was composed by , while the lyrics were written by . called the story ordinary, criticising it for lack of originality. praised Sridhar for directing a film with a different kind of plot without including any cinematic elements. However the film failed at the box office.