Though singer Usha Uthup has acted in a number of films like Bombay To Goa, Bombay Talkies and about to be released Bow Barracks Forever the one role that Usha Uthap cherishes is in the Malayalam film Pothen Vaava that has her play Mammooty's mother. "It's the first time that I have a full length role in a film. Before this I either did cameos or played myself." Uthap said that it was a great opportunity to work with superstar like Mammooty. "He is a brilliant co-actor," she said. After having worked in a Malayalam film Uthap said that she was should have considered playing mother or grandmother roles in Bollywood.