
It became one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time. Made for ₹7 lakh (₹0.7 million), the film grossed over ₹1 crore (₹10 million) at the box office. Manjil Virinja Pookkal was released in theatres on 25 December 1980 on Christmas day. The film was shot extensively in and around Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. Manjil Virinja Pookkal marks the onscreen debut of Mohanlal and Poornima, the Malayalam debut of Shankar, the directorial debut of Fazil, and Amaldev's debut as music director.


Their life gets troublesome when Narendran finds out about their affair. But Prabha is already married to Narendran (Mohanlal), a sadistic youngster. In the film, Prem Kishan (Shankar) arrives at Kodaikanal, where he falls in love with a girl named Prabha (Poornima). The film features original songs composed by Jerry Amaldev and a score by Guna Singh, cinematography was done by Ashok Kumar.

It stars Shankar, Mohanlal and Poornima Jayaram. Flowers that bloomed in the snow) is a 1980 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film produced by Navodaya Appachan under Navodaya Studio and written and directed by Fazil.
