In 2006, Galitsin filmed and photographed several models at some beach resorts and Ayurvedic massage parlours in Varkala and Papanasam, India.
Three consecutive railway stations are in Papanasam Taluk which are Pandaravadai, Ayyampettai and Pasupathikoil.
The album of the film version starring the singer M. M. Dandapani Desikar as Nandanar (with music direction by Papanasam Sivan) remains popular.
Kothangudi, Papanasam taluk, a village in the Papanasam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India