Most of the people are Hindus and there are many Muslim families T. P. Rajeevan, Veerankutty, Sajeevan puvalath, Bijeesh Ellath, Suresh Ellath, Arathi S, Prakasan Ellath and Rajan Narayamkulam are unknown people from Narayamkulam.
Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathira Kolapathakathinte Katha was adapted into a film with the same name by Ranjith and had Mammootty playing three major characters.
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Anita Nair in a review appeared in the Hindu said that the collection would dazzle the reader even as one skimmed through it.