Kannum Karalum

<p>The film was based on the story of , who also wrote the script and dialogues. This was the first Malayalam film of , he played Sathyan’s son. It also debut Malayalm film of producer A. K. Balasubramaniam. was a child artist when she did this film and she did a dual role as the teenaged Babu and Indira. The climax scenes of this film were shot on the top of the Sreenarayana Guru memorial at , . The music was composed by and lyrics were written by . worked her second movie of this film as playback singer. Each one of my films is different from the rest. My very second film in Malayalam (1962) was an experimental film. It was a film without a hero or a heroine and it received a big response. This film established me as a director of promise. was released on 28 September 1962. The film was distributed by P. K. Kaimal under the banner of and the film was commercial success. The distributors who saw the film in predicted the film would not run successfully, as there was no romantic interest for the lead actor in it. Despite this, it ran for 100 days. Even in , where Malayalam films never ran, it ran for 50 days. Jaycey Foundation chairman and film producer had conduct an event to celebrated the 50th anniversary of this film.</p>