 Ramya Krishnan's character in the television serial, "Kalasam", was also named Neelambari.Actress Priyamani, in an interview with Prathibha Joy of "The Times of India", stated her character in the Kannada film "Ambareesha" (2014), is similar to Neelambari.In Chetan Bhagat's novel, "" (2009), when Krish Malhotra, the novel's protagonist, travels to Nungambakkam by auto rickshaw, the auto rickshaw driver stops to worship a poster of "Padayappa".