Samanthipoo

<p>The film was eighty percent complete when lead actress died by suicide. While the film’s producer Rathnam was worried that his money was in vain, the film’s editor, , helped to ensure the film was completed. A woman who looked like Shoba was used and long shots showed her only from the backside. Although the story was originally written with her character marrying her lover, played by , the story was changed to make her consume poison due to her unfulfilled love. Footage of Shoba’s real funeral was shown in the film as her character’s funeral. , early in his career, appeared in a small role and had to provide the costumes for the role himself. , also early in his career, appeared in a small role as Viji’s bridegroom for two scenes. The song sequences of Sivakumar and Shoba were picturised at a garden of a bungalow belonging to the manager of a tea estate at . The soundtrack was composed by . It is his first film as composer. The film was released two months after Shoba’s demise and also released a week later after another Shoba starrer . Kanthan of appreciated Suruli Rajan’s comedy, Selvaraj’s cinematography and Vasudevan’s music and concluded that the film exudes its own unique fragrance.</p>