The spirit of their themes and beauty of representation in the "Mappila Paattukal" have left a lasting impression on Malayalam poetry. Well-known poets like P. Krishna Kumar, P. Bhaskaran, and Vayalar Ramavarma have composed a great number of popular Mappila songs. Mappila songs have been popular in the Malayalam cinema ever since the success of the 1954 classic "Kayalarikaathu vala erinjappol" by K. Raghavan from the movie "Neelakuyil". Other popular melodies include "Oru kotta ponnundallo" from the movie "Kuttikuppayam" and "Palanu thenanu" from "Umma" by M.S Baburaj. Some of the movies that prominently include songs of this genre are "Mailanchi", "Pathinalamravu", "Ulpathi", "Sammanam", "Manya Maha Janangale", "Sammelanam", "1921" and "Marc Antony".