it was a silent movie, there was an announcer at the theatre who would explain the story and the situation. Despite being the first cinema made in Kerala and the social significance of the cinema, it faced the wrath of certain Hindu orthodox groups in Kerala, due to the presence of a woman in the film. At that time acting in films were considered as an act worse than prostitution. It was a period when female roles in even plays were played by males. When Vigathakumaran was released at Capitol Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram, she was not allowed into the theatre as some upper-caste Hindus, outraged that a converted dalit could play a Nair lady in the film, created a ruckus. During the screening, stones were pelt on the screen, damaging it. The movie was also exhibited in Alleppey at the Star Theatre. Alleppey being one of the most important port towns in Kerala during that time, the audience were more tolerant. They received the movie with exhilaration. There was a minor glitch when the screen faded and the audience booed. The announcer explained that since this is the first Malayalam film, there will be some minor problems and the audience received the statement with applause. It is said that J.C.Daniel himself came to Alleppey with the film box, since there was only one print. The film was also screened at Quilon, Thrissur, Tellichery and Nagercoil. The film did only a moderate business at the box office and the collections were way less than the expenditure. Females acting in films or plays were considered worse than prostitution at that time. Angry at a lower caste lady portraying an upper caste Nair on screen, some of the orthodox people burned down Rosy's hut. She ran away and reached Nagarcoil. Nobody knows the whereabouts of Rosy after she left Trivandrum. It was only recently that her photo was retrieved from Malloor Govinda Pillai's diaries. After the film not generating enough money at the box office, Daniel suffered from debts and to overcome the situation, he had to sell his equipments and close down his studio. Despite the setbacks, Daniel went on to make one more film, a documentary on martial arts, Adithadi Murai. He was completely bankrupt after the completion of this film. Almost a pauper, he left Trivandrum to seek a livelihood. Daniel spent the rest of his life as a dentist