- Neelavelicham is the second remake of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer’s short story of the same name, following the 1964 adaptation Bhargavi Nilayam.
- It was announced in January 2021 by director Aashiq Abu on the 113th birth anniversary of legendary freedom fighter and Malayalam literary writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, along with a poster depicting an ancient Kerala-style home buried in the darkness and gently glowing with moonlight.
- Principal photography of the film was kickstarted on 25 April 2022 in Pinarayi, Thalassery. The film was completed in mid-August 2022.
- It was also stated that Shaiju Khalid was replaced by cinematographer Girish Gangadharan.
- This film marks Aashiq Abu and Tovino Thomas fourth collaboration, following after Maayanadhi, Virus, and Naaradan.
- Neelavelicham was released in India on 20 April 2023 by OPM Cinemas. The film is available for streaming on OTT platform Amazon Prime Video.
- In March 2023, music composer Baburaj’s daughter sent a legal notice to Aashiq Abu and Bijibal against them using Baburaj’s song from Bhargavi Nilayam in Neelavelicham. She complained that the remade versions of Baburaj’s songs present in the movie had been used without prior permission and was made in such a way that destroys the uniqueness and essence of the original versions.
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