i saw this movie during my childish age..i have seen this movie more than 20 times.balachander's one of the best movie.nagesh as maadhu shown his extraordinary talent in this film. nobody will leave the movie without crying.nagesh an orphan was living in a house with several families and working for them for food.the movie goes with tortures suffered by nagesh and later getting degree and settle in a job.the love between jayanthi and nagesh is awesome.jayanthi was titled as mad by the others.her acting is also extraordinary..one of the best 60's movie in tamil.Everyone's acting is very wonderful..u will get a precious 3 hour film..