Reception
Critics praised the film. M. T. Vasudevan Nair was also praised for his excellence in the script, especially the revised (heroic) character of Chandu, who had previously been known as a villain. The film won several national awards as well as state and other awards. Mammootty's acting was praised and critics says that it is one of his best performances. It was also the biggest hit of the year 1989 running for 180 days in kozhikode sangham theatre. There was strong criticism from the Thiyya community as it felt that Mr. Nair had deliberately portrayed the characters (all of them are from the Thiyya community)in the wrong shade.
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