- Won the Kerala State Award for Best Film With Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value for Manichithrathazhu (1993), Ennennum Kannettante (1986), _Nokketha Dhooathu Kannum Nattu (1984)_, and Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980).
- Won the Kerala State Award for Best Film and Best Director for Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku (1983).
- Considered the biggest money-spinning director of the present day Malayalam film industry.
- Started his career with the film Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980), which introduced Mohanlal who later became a super star of Malayalam cinema. Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku (1983), _Nokketha Dhooathu Kannum Nattu (1984)_, Pappayude Swantham Appoos (1992), Aniyathi Pravu (1997) and Harikrishnans (1998) have been some of his more commercially successful films.
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