Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane

Thamizh Mani ( ) wants his son, Unnikrishnan ( ) to marry a girl from as he believes that they are beautiful. Thamizh Mani was unable to marry the girl of his dreams who was from Kerala and acts as if he is a by celebrating . His dream is for Unnikrishnan to marry a Malayali, and as a result, he sends him to Kerala. met the producer and the director after he finished studying engineering. He auditioned and landed in the hero’s role. This film is ‘s second directorial venture after (2011). The film is produced by Kumaran’s wife, Anusha Devi, under her banner Suma Pictures. This is her second production after . ‘s sister, Abhirami Suresh, acted in this film after finishing a diploma in acting. She plays a Malayali girl in the film who aspires to become Miss Kerala. She plays one of the three heroines paired opposite Abi Saravanan. She received the role after she went to to record a song and went Kumaran who was looking for a debutante. The other two actresses are Gayathri and . All three heroines are from Kerala. The music was composed by and the lyrics were written by . Vairamuthu released the audio and the first copies of the soundtrack were received by , , and . A critic from wrote that “Although the film has just a wafer-thin plot and logic takes a severe beating at quite a few places, Kumaran’s victory lies in the fact that the film doesn’t leave you bored, annoyed or frustrated at any given point”. Malini Mannath of opined that “Kerala Nattilam… at most times makes it seem like a TV serial”. A critic from opined that “An interesting theme that could have been more engaging”. A critic from called the film “beautiful”.