[2][3] Nikhil Siddhartha was born in Begumpet, a neighbourhood of Hyderabad of present-day Telangana, India, into a Yadava family.

[5] His father suffered from a rare disease, corticobasal degeneration, for eight years before passing away on 28 April 2022.

He next appeared in films like Yuvatha (2008), Kalavar King (2010), Aalasyam Amrutam (2010), and Veedu Theda (2011).

The film released on 19 May 2017 and received positive reviews for Nikhil's performance, musical score, visuals, and backdrop of the plot.

The film's screenplay was written by Sudheer Varma and dialogues were penned by Chandoo Mondeti.