 Gopalakrishnan also used to discuss the shoot with his crew before the shooting.The film marked the beginning of a collaboration between Gopalakrishnan and cinematographer Mankada Ravi Varma.Gopalakrishnan had seen Varma's work in his second film as a cinematographer, "Olavum Theeravum" (1970), and when he decided to work on "Swayamvaram", Gopalakrishnan approached Varma with the script.