ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ðə ðˈɛn ˈɪndiən pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ˈæɾəl bᵻhˈɑːɹɹi vˈædʒpeɪˌiː mˈɛnʃənd ðə fˈɪlm ænd mˈoʊhænləl ɪn hɪz ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl spˈiːtʃ æt ðə ɡlˈoʊbəl ɪnvˈɛstɚ mˈiːt hˈɛld ɪn kˈɛɹələ.
In 2003, the then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee mentioned the film and Mohanlal in his inaugural speech at the Global Investor Meet held in Kerala.