The film stars Basil Joseph, Sajin Gopu, Lijomol Jose, Anand Manmadhan and Deepak Parambol and the movie is based on the novel Naalanchu Cheruppakar penned by GR Indugopan.

Set in the coastal region of Kollam, the story follows Ajesh as he lends 25 sovereigns of gold to Steffi's (Lijomol Jose) family for her marriage to Mariyano (Sajin Gopu).

[7] Anna Mathews of The Times of India rated the film four-and-a-half-out of five stars and wrote, "Ponman is cinematic gold with its brilliant script, acting, direction".

"[9] Vivek Santhosh of Cinema Express gave it four out of five stars and opined that "The film unravels a tense pursuit of gold, laced with humour and deep-rooted emotions, exposing the dark side of the dowry system from a different vantage point with brilliant performances".

[13] Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave it two-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that "The Basil Joseph and Sajin Gopu-starer is one of those films that deserve appreciation for its technical brilliance and stellar performances, yet is filled with glaring misrepresentations and the glorification of wrongdoings.