[1] The film featured Bhuwan K.C, Tripti Nadakar, Udit Narayan and Neer Shah in lead roles.
[4] The film received critical acclaim for its story, portrayal of class discrimination, performance of the cast, especially Bhuwan K.C., and the chartbuster music.
In 2009, the son of the producer of this film directed Kusume Rumal 2, which was the story of the second generation of the original cast.
The film is a triangular love story about Amar (Udit Narayan) and Suniti (Tripti Nadakar) who are collegemates and lovers.
Kusume Rumal was a huge box office success becoming the highest-grossing movie of the time until another Tulsi Ghimire film Darpan Chaya broke its record in 2001.