Actress Ambika, the female lead of 1979 movie Neelathaamara, paid a visit to the location of the remake version directed by Lal Jose. Kunjimalu was the name of the character played by Ambika in the 1979 version. In the remake version, Archana portrays the role of Kunjimalu.

On meeting her successor Archana, Ambika stated that she was seeing a younger version of herself in Archana. While on the set, she also shared her personal experiences on working in the yesteryear movie which was directed by Yusuf Ali Kechery.

The new Neelathaamara has Archana along with Kailash and Suresh donning the main characters. Incidently, Suresh is the younger brother of Ambika. The new version is directed by Lal Jose and scripted by M.T. Vasudevan Nair.