Piriya Vidai

is a remake of the 1970 film , written by . A set costing (equivalent to 84 lakh or US$100,000 in 2023) was built for the film. The soundtrack was composed by , and lyrics were written by . was released on 15 August 1975. Kanthan of praised the cast performances and A. S. Prakasam’s dialogues, but criticised Srikanth’s direction. The film failed commercially; Prasad felt this was due to the story “being unsuitable for Tamil audience” and miscasting.