Shankar sacrifices his own interests and refuses to marry in order to support and educate his younger brothers. However, his life changes when a girl falls in love with him.
The official soundtrack contains all songs tuned by Rajesh Ramanath with all the tunes reprising from the Tamil original composed by S. A. Rajkumar except the song "Mysore Mallige". The lyrics for the tracks were penned by K. Kalyan. The album consists of eight tracks.[5] The song "Namma Maneyalli" is based on "Dil Deewana" from the Hindi film Daag (1999). The audio rights for the film was purchased by Anand Audio for 9 Lack Rupees. Interestingly, the audio company earned 113 times their investment making 8 crore rupees.[1] It was also reported to have collected more than ₹3 crore in cassette sales of the film's soundtrack album.[6]
The film opened to positive reviews from critics and media. Vishnuvardhan's acting and music by Rajesh Ramnath were appreciated.[7]
Box office
The film became an all-time blockbuster and collected more than ₹40 crore share at the box office. It went on to create many records. The film completed 100-day runs in 130 main centres, 25 weeks in 51 main centres, 35 weeks in 42 centres and one year in 4 main centres including Apsara theatre in Hubli and Shankar theatre in Chitradurga.[1][6] The film's silver jubilee function was held at Kanteerava Studios.[6]
