director announced a sequel to the film titled as Bilal in 2017. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Manik Baasha. Reception Though the film was an average grosser at the box office, it received critical acclaim and became a trendsetter in Malayalam cinema for its cinematography and making, along with the use of few dialogues, dark color tone and extensive use of slow-motion and background score, which redefines that an age-old mass action drama can be converted with a unique and fresh style. Mammootty gained lot of appraisal for his portrayal as Bilal'', which remains one his most memorable characters. He received the Best Actor award in the 10th Asianet Film Awards for his role in the film. Soundtrack The songs were composed by Alphons Joseph, with lyrics penned by Jophy Tharakan and Santhosh Varma. The background score was composed by Gopi Sundar. Shreya Ghoshal sang her first song in Malayalam through this film. The song 'O January' is an unofficial cover of Shakira's Ojos Así. References External links 2007 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films scored by Alphons Joseph Films scored by Gopi Sundar Films shot in Kochi Indian gangster films Films directed by Amal Neerad Indian action thriller films