 The film's English title for international release was mainly "One's Own Choice", however it was shown at the Moscow International Film Festival under the title, "On Own Will".Other translations of the Malayalam title have also been used, such as "By Choice", "Her Own Choice", "Marriage by Choice", "Betrothal by Choice", "The Betrothal", and "The Selection".While studying in the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Gopalakrishnan was influenced by the New Wave movement of global cinema and formed a film society in Kerala, named "Chitralekha Film Cooperative", with his classmates in 1965.