 Besides Adoor, Geethu Mohandas who featured in the story 'Kanyaka' and Martin Sebastian, the co-producer of the film attended the film festival.The film was also screened at the following festivals.Noted Marathi filmmaker Sachin Kundalkar said that his third film "Gandha" (Smell), an ensemble of three stories interconnected by the theme of 'smell', was inspired by "Naalu Pennungal".