"Remains" or "Yesterday's Offerings") is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and stars P. J. Antony, Sumithra, and Ravi Menon.

[1][2] P. J. Antony won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1974 for his performance as a velichappadu (an oracle or a medium between the Goddess and the worshipper in a Hindu temple) in this movie.

He is eager to get a government job as his situation at home is not good and his younger sisters are not yet married.

One day, his son, Appu, tries to sell the holy sword to a pawn seller and Velichapadu finds it.

On the day of the festival, Velichapadu finds that his wife is selling her body to a local moneylender for a living, leaving him totally devastated.

The oracle dances before the goddess, and strikes his forehead with the sacred sword, till he falls down dead.

So he requested Nair to get the services of the local Velichappad, gave him Guru Dhakshina and learnt from him the steps and mannerism of temple performances.

Cinematographer Ramachandra Babu wrote in his blog, "He [Antony] observed him minutely and succeeded in bringing alive on screen the Velichappad.

"[8] Ramachandra Babu had met M. T. Vasudevan Nair for the first time in 1970, while a student at the Poona Film Institute.

During his tenure teaching English at Scott Christian College in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, Sukumaran got an offer to act in the film.

Ramachandra Babu, M. Azad (an associate director) and Ravi Menon were batchmates at the Poona Film Institute.

The film's major shooting location was a small village near Edappal called Mukkola (Mukuthala).

[9] Actor Sukumaran's uncle, Edappal Kuttan made arrangements in his relative's houses for Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Sumithra etc to stay.

For daytime shooting the crew used reflectors which was fabricated at Calicut, since they did not have a full out-door unit from Madras for use.

[10] The main location, the Temple was in a neglected state without any puja or rituals being done for a long time.

He discussed the situation with a few trusted friends and sent a messenger to Shoranur, where A. Vincent was shooting for a film, to lend him some money.

[10] For other outdoor locations, the crew used the steps on the riverside at Thirumittakode temple for the parting song and a cave nearby for the rain sequence which was done with the help of fire engines.