 It was the first Malayalam film of Lakshmi and also the start of her romance with co-star Mohan Sharma.It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for Lakshmi, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for Adoor Bhasi who played Laxmi's alcoholic father, and the Filmfare Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.Storywriter Pamman received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Story.