The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Isha Koppikar and Anu Prabhakar.
[1] The film was released on 13 April 2001 to generally positive reviews from critics who lauded the lead actors performance and the musical score by Karthik Raja, making his debut in Kannada cinema.
[2] Bollywood playback singer Sadhana Sargam made her first Kannada language recording with this soundtrack.
Srikanth of Deccan Herald wrote that "Upcoming director Praveen Nayak shows flashes of brilliance but he should do more homework on his lighting scheme used in the film and rectify his mistakes that he has made in the film".
Firstly the story, secondly the screenplay technique cum direction and thirdly smashing performance by lead artistes keep the momentum of the movie immaculately made for the younger generation".