The story is based on the life of Matsyendranath or Machindranath one of the eighty-four Mahasiddhas, tantric yogic master and the founder of nath lineage, and his famous disciple, baba Gorakhnath.

[1][2] The film is based on Mani Shankar Trivedi's play Siddhasansar, with music scored by Govindrao Tembe.

Maya Machhindra was a popular legend in ancient India and Tibet about tantric masters, and was made into a movie in more than one language six times.

Maya Machindra is a Tamil language film, scripted by Lakshmana Das.

As a result, MGR was given the Sooriya Kethu role, assigned to the deceased actor.

[4] Maya Maschindra is a 1975 Telugu language film produced by Pinjala Subba Rao and directed by Babu Bhai Mistry.