is accused to be an imitation of a Bengali song, "Sun Mere Bandhu Re". The "Manam Thelinje vanne" song is a copy of the Ilaiyaraaja song "Aasai Athigam" from the Tamil movie "Marupadiyum". Berny-Ignatius were awarded the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director despite the allegations, which created a controversy. Veteran music director G. Devarajan returned three of the four state awards he had won claiming that the government was honouring pirates in film music. Reception The film ran for more than 250 days in theatres and was the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year The film is remembered as one of the best comedy films in the history of Malayalam cinema. Film critic Kozhikodan included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time. Awards National Film Awards Best Production Design- Sabu Cyril Best Cinematographer- K. V. Anand Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam – Shobhana Kerala State Film Awards Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value Best Art Director – Sabu Cyril Best Music Director- Berny-Ignatius Second Best Actor – Nedumudi Venu Second Best Actress – Kaviyoor Ponnamma Remakes The film was remade in Tamil as Muthu (1995), in Hindi as Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998) by Priyadarshan himself, in Kannada as Sahukara (2004). and in Bangla (Bangladesh) as Raja (1999). References External links 1994 romantic comedy films 1994 films 1990s Malayalam-language films Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography National Film Award Malayalam films remade in other languages Films scored by Berny–Ignatius Films shot in Pollachi Films shot in Karnataka Films whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film Award Indian romantic comedy films Films directed by Priyadarshan