First Malayalam film to discuss the topic of artificial insemination.
Dasharatham was dubbed in Marathi language as "Mazaa Mulga".
Mohanlal's performance as Rajiv Menon is considered as one of the best performances in his career and his character will ever be remembered in Malayalam cinema.
A. K. Lohithadas won the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Scriptwriter for the film.
The film was released on 19 October 1989 and has a running time of 154 minutes.