[2][3] Despite releasing to positive critical reception,[4] the film was a box office failure.

[5] The music of the film was composed by Babji-Sandeep and lyrics written by K. Kalyan, Sri Ranga and Dodda Rangegowda.

[7] A critic from Viggy wrote that "Overall, Lankesh Patrike is a typical commercial film with fantasy coated realism".

[8] India Info wrote "Indrajeet knows very well that just this storyline wont work.

For this very reason, he has brought in glamour doll, Vasundara Das.