 In 1984, his play "Holi" was made into the film "Holi" by Ketan Mehta, for which he wrote the screenplay.In the same year, Govind Nihalani directed a film, "Party", based on his eponymous play.Sonata (2017), a film starring Aparna Sen, Shabana Azmi and Lilette Dubey was based on Elkunchwar's eponymous play.