Two songs from the film-'Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe' and 'Maanathe Maarikurumbe' were selected among the 70 eligible songs contending for the Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination in the 90th Academy Awards. Pulimurugan is also one of the most watched Malayalam movies ever in Kerala state.The movie has recorded theater footfalls of around 7.5 million during its run in Kerala alone. Made on a budget of ₹25 crore, it became the first film in the Malayalam film industry to earn more than ₹100 crore and ₹150 crore, and was the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever until 2019 and the third highest-grossing South Indian film of 2016.

The film was released in India on 7 October 2016. Principal photography commenced on 16 July 2015 in Hanoi, Vietnam, and was completed in early February 2016. The film score and soundtrack were composed by Gopi Sundar, while cinematography was handled by Shaji Kumar and edited by Johnkutty. The film also stars Kamalinee Mukherjee, Jagapati Babu, Lal, Namitha, Vinu Mohan, and Bala in supporting roles. Thomas-in his first independent screenplay.

It was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam through Mulakuppadam Films and was written by Udayakrishna-half of the duo Udayakrishna and Sibi K. Pulimurugan is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Vysakh and starring Mohanlal in the title role.

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