To date, only one person has ever escaped from the depths of the Guna caves, which serves as the central narrative for the 2024 Malayalam film Manjummel Boys.

[8] In 1991, the caves and surrounding areas were the prime locations in the Kamal Haasan film Gunaa, leading to its name and attracting more tourists.

Since then, multiple people have mysteriously disappeared after entering the caves, with authorities being unable to recover their bodies, including that of the nephew of a central minister in 1996.

In 2006, a group of friends from Manjummel, Kochi, Kerala went to explore the caves as one among them named Subhash fell into a hole.

This incident is depicted in the 2024 Malayalam film Manjummel Boys which had an even larger impact as the Guna Caves gained more popularity.