 The film opened in August 1999 to positive reviews and performed well commercially.The success of the film led to a Telugu remake as "Ninne Premistha", starring Srikanth, Nagarjuna and Soundarya, which was a critical and commercial success.It was also remade in Kannada as "Ninne Preethisuve", starring Ramesh Aravind, Shivrajkumar and Raasi.