The film depicted how she was exploited by the industry, how she fought for her pay (she was reportedly paid in cash-filled suitcases), and how she retired after marrying a younger co-star. The release of the biopic caused a massive resurgence in searches for her old Mallu movies . A new generation of film students began analyzing her filmography not as pornography, but as a legitimate economic force in regional cinema.
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