 Initially Jyothika was considered as the lead role but later replaced.Mahesh Babu and Rameshwari won the Nandi Awards in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively.It was remade as "Arjuna" in Odia starring Anubhav Mohanty and Gargi Mohanty and also this movie was remade as "Top Leader" in Bengali Bangladesh starring Shakib Khan.