 Individual songs of Gopalakrishna Bharathi became popular with Carnatic musicians.Later, Bharata Natyam dancers, including T. Balasaraswati, took up select pieces for interpretation as "abhinaya".The album of the film version starring the singer M. M. Dandapani Desikar as Nandanar (with music direction by Papanasam Sivan) remains popular.