It is a remake of K. Balachander's 1980 Tamil film Varumayin Niram Sivappu that also starred Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in the lead.
The film was remade in Telugu as Aakali Rajyam (1981) with Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in lead roles directed by K. Balachander.
It is a remake of the Tamil hit Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980), also directed by K. Balachander with Kamal Haasan and Sridevi in the lead roles.
Then, was spotted by director K. Balachander who provided him a role in the film Ninaithale Inikkum and later gave him a full fledged role in his movie Varumayin Niram Sivappu.