 The film is the Tamil remake of 1996 Telugu film "Maavichiguru", and was released in January 1999.Actor Ramesh Khanna made his debut as a director with the film after working as an apprentice to K. S. Ravikumar.For his directorial debut, Ramesh Khanna chose to remake the Telugu film "Maavichiguru" (1996) starring Jagapati Babu and Aamani.