[1] Supreetha, who was cast as the main heroine, initially left the film due to date issues and a leg fracture.

Shubha Poonja was brought in as her replacement but after a few days of shoot, Supreetha rejoined the film.

[4] All lyrics are written by Ramnarayan.A critic from Indo-Asian News Service wrote that "Puthra is an ordinary film despite a good story and neat performances from the two lead male actors".

[5] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Diganthh finally has a good film to his credit that had not originated from the Yograj Bhat camp.

Putra is directed by veteran V Umakanth who manages to extract good performances from at least half-a-dozen actors".