Thalavattam – Kyon Ki: Priyadarshan directed Thalavattam released in the year 1986 starring Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu and Karthika amongst others. The film was about a mentally ill person played by Mohanlal who is hospitalized after his girlfriend dies in an accident, but later falls in love with the doctor of the same asylum. The film was remade in 2005 titled Kyon Ki by Priyadarshan where actors Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan played the lead roles.