When Kumaran learns of this, he beats up Radha with the help of her father Thorayil Aashan, a local astrologer, and dumps him in the deep sea by saying he is a curse to the shore.

During the fight, Cleetus suffers a head injury, so Radha returns to his home to escape from the police.

When Radha sees the child, he vows to raise it as a boy, ripping off the ribbon tied to its hair as the baby is a male.

[2][3][4][5][6] The film was criticized by the LGBT community of Kerala for its distorted portrayal of gender and sexuality.

In 2019, queer activists reported that the word "chanthupottu" was used to harass transgender persons and pointed at the deeply problematic idea that beatings and a heterosexual relationship could "correct" behaviour that goes against traditional gender norms.

[7][8] Prabhakaran and Poovathingal (2013) argue that "the movie brought forth traditional machismo of the male hero and defined an unsophisticated masculinity", despite its attempts to portray an effeminate man in a positive light.

[9] Director Lal Jose responded to the claims by saying that "In the movie, Radha or Radhakrishnan is a man, he is not a transgender person.