[2] The film marks Basrur's directing debut, which is based on a number of true incidents that occurred in the coastal region of Karnataka.

[5] Tired of the hustle and bustle of city life, Kumar returns to his native village along with his wife Vandhana and their four-year-old daughter Kavya.

[8] Track list The film had a limited release on 13 October 2017 in 13 languages, including Kannada, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kodava, Hindi, Punjabi, Beary, Assamese, Konkani, and Marathi.

Ravi Basrur has announced plans to direct a sequel, albeit with new actors while retaining most of his original technical team.

[12][13] Ravi Basrur was nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director in the Kannada category,[14][15] but lost to Tharun Sudhir for his work in chowka.