 The film was a remake of Malayalam film "Thenkasipattanam" (2000) directed by Rafi Mecartin.The film's widely acclaimed success led to its remake in Tamil with the same title name in 2002, in Telugu as "Hanuman Junction" (2001) and in Bengali as "Golmaal" (2008).However, the Kannada version did not match the success of its Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu versions.