 The film was released on January 14, 2004 to positive reviews and declared as hit.The film is remake of Tamil Movie "Saamy" (2003) starring Vikram in lead role.The film was later dubbed into Hindi as "IPS Narasimha" in 2010 by Aditya Music India Pvt Ltd.

Lakshmi Narasimha (Balakrishna) is a strict DCP of vijayawada city.