The film collected GB£212 from 1st weekend at UK box office. The film was both commercial and critical success. Varsham received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise towards the performances, direction and the screenplay. A song of the film 'Koottuthedi' was released through the mobile messaging app WhatsApp for the first time in a Malayalam film. It was announced on the event that no flex boards or plastic would be used to market Varsham. The function was live streamed in Mammootty's official website. The trailer and audio of the film was launched in a function at Oberon Mall in Kochi on 11 October 2014. The film released simultaneously in India as well as in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Australia, Canada, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, a first for a Malayalam film. Varsham released worldwide on 6 November 2014 in about 400 theaters.

The soundtrack of the film was released on 11 October 2014 under the label Mathrubhumi Music. The lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma and M.R Jayageetha. Cast īijibal, who had earlier collaborated with Ranjith Sankar for all his films except Molly Aunty Rocks!, composed the soundtrack for the film. How he copes up with all these issues and tries to keep his social work in the name of his son alive forms the crux of the story. Using his finance company, Venu starts using innovative loan schemes at interests rates lower than that of the market to help people with healthcare, education and other such needs, which leads to him making enemies of his rivals.

One night, after an argument with Anand on giving a worker 10000 rupees for building house, his son dies of a cardiac arrest and this leads him to see the world in a different perspective. Like any father he imposes his dreams and aspirations on his son without realizing the effect it is having on him. His world is limited to only his son and wife. The film narrates the story of Venu who is an affluent finance company owner but at the same time very much uses the usual croony tactics finance companies use to build their business.

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