 The music directors were M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraja.He had appeared on-screen in the Kannada movie Kanteredu Nodu in 1961 in the song "Kannadada Makkalella Ondagi Banni", composed and sung by himself.During the fledgling days of Kannada film movement, he produced movies such as "Ranadheera Kantheerava" (1960), "Immadi Pulikeshi" (1968) in partnership with other artists.