Panthaya Kozhi is a Malayalam movie produced by Lal under the banner of Lal Creations. It is directed by M. A. Venu, who last did the critically acclaimed Chakoram in 1994. Narain pairs up with Pooja for the first time. Through in this movie, he's launched as a full-fledged action hero. Narain plays Nandagopal, who comes to Kalikuthupalayam in Tamil Nadu to sell a house and some property, while Pooja plays Chembakam, a Tamil girl who falls in love with him, making her debut in Malayalam cinema. Geetha plays Narain's mother in the film. Telugu actor Rami Reddy appears as the villain Nachiappa Gounder, the cruel landlord and don of the Kalikuthupalayam village in his last Malayalam movie. The movie has five songs written by Vayalar Sharatchandra Varma and composed by Alex Paul. Venugopal handles the camera for the film. The story is by M. A. Venu and the screenplay was by J. Pallasseri. The film flopped at the box office. The film was dubbed into Tamil under the same title.