This movie poster is from the Malayalam film Padatha Painkili, which debuted on March 22, 1957. P. Subramaniam directed the film, which starred Prem Nazir in the title role. This movie, which was produced and directed by P. Subramaniam from a script by Muttathu Varkey, is based on his novel of the same name. The central themes of the movie are marriage and dowry issues.