Original length of the movie is close to four and half hours, but the theatre version is about 2 hours 57 minutes.
An extended version of the movie is going to be released in Bluray with more than 1.15hrs of extra footage than the theatrical version.
Both the actors Vinayakan(Ganga) and Manikandan(Balan Chettan) received Kerala State Film Awards for Best actor and Best Supporting actor respectively.
Anurag Kashyap has stated that Kammatipaadam is one of the best gangster movies ever made in India. He also appreciated the brilliant performance of actors in the movie.
The song "Puzhu Pulikal" is composed and sung by actor Vinayakan, who also plays one of the lead roles in the movie.