[1] Produced by N. Veeraswamy for Eshwari Productions, this film also starred his son V. Ravichandran in a small role.

Upon release, It met with highly positive reviews and catapulted Ambareesh's career to greater heights and coined him with the title as "Rebel Star" for his angry-young man role.

[2] The film's huge success inspired other language industries and was subsequently remade in Hindi as Inquilaab (1984)[3] and in Telugu as Mukhyamantri (1984) starring Krishna with Ambika reprising her role.

Amarnath aka Amar is an educated-young man, who has not received any qualified job as all positions force him to compromise his morals.

Amar files for a nomination in the elections at Shankarappa's insistence and becomes the CM with the network's support as they form the government with their syndicate members.

During the cabinet meeting, Amar smuggles out a machine gun and reveals his intentions to massacre everyone for the country's welfare.

The song "Nija Heluvenu Amma" was adapted from "Toothpaste Irukku", which was composed by the duo for the Tamil film Ranga.