The criminal cases drew considerable media and public interest to Kerala, and eventually led to the arrest of Jolly Joseph.

[1][2][3][4] In 2002, Annamma Thomas (aged 57), the mother-in-law of the accused, drank a glass of water after returning home from a walk.

In 2011, Roy Thomas (aged 40), Jolly's then husband, died after consuming his dinner of rice and Bengal gram curry.

The cause of death was then ruled as suicide due to financial issues as the post-mortem report showed traces of poison.

But it was clear in the post-mortem report that he had rice and Bengal gram curry at 8.30 pm,” said family friend Mohammad Bawa.

Cyanide does not accumulate in the body and so it is rare to encounter it in slow death cases,” explained Dr V. V. Pillay, head of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi.

[10] Antony Perumbavoor announced his upcoming movie would be based on the Koodathayi incident, leading role play by Mohanlal,[11] synchronized actress Dini Daniel launched a poster through social media of her new movie based the same topic in which she plays as Jolly Joseph.

[12][13] Malayalam entertainment-oriented TV channels are airing the same topic in their serials but using a different method of storytelling fencing against legal issues.

Actors like Mallika Sukumaran, Kollam Thulasi, Dayyana Hamid etc., played other roles in that serial.

[16][17] On 7 September 2020, Spotify launched a ten-episode original podcast, Death, Lies & Cyanide narrated by the journalist Sashi Kumar, based on the murders.

[19] Anali, an upcoming web series on Disney+ Hotstar directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas is reportedly based on the case.