Summary:
It's very sad that he didn't make more films," said film critic and writer C S Venkiteswaran.The film had earned Thilakan his first state award, while Ajayan secured the best debut director award at the national level. "The very first film proved him to be a mature director, which was evident in the way he handled actors like Thilakan to bring out the best in them. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: He made just one movie and became part of Malayalam cinema lore. But, discarding the mundane success the industry was offering, he got obsessed with a fantasy, which unfortunately remained a dream. 'Yes, Perumthachan was a unique confluence of rare talents," recalls P Baburaj, Ajayan's cousin who had worked as his associate for a documentary he did on Kollam district more than a decade ago..