"KS Sethumadhavan is the answer to the common rumour that all filmmakers are nasty in nature. He did not drink, smoke or had any bad habits in his life," said Sreekumaran Thampi while remembering the director after his demise.

His movies were also like him, pure and pious. He was the one who has made maximum movies out of good literature pieces. For example, ‘Adimakal’ written by Pamman, ‘Odayil Ninnu’ by P Kesavadev, ‘Chattakkari’ etc. We know that after he left the industry, the link between cinema and literature in Malayalam gradually withered, Sreekumaran Thampi recollected.

Sethumadhavan was a role model for me. He was also a role model for all writers entering the field of directing. Just watch his movies to learn how to divide shorts. He was a little introverted and was not very social. I remember all his movies. Not a single movie was boring, he added.