 It received a certificate of merit at the National Film Awards.It was remade in Tamil as "Babu" (1971) with Sivaji Ganesan playing the lead role, in Telugu as "Marapurani Manishi" (1973) and in Hindi as "Babu" (1985) with Rajesh Khanna in leading role.Pappu is a relentless fighter for justice and equality from early childhood.