The film released on 22 January 2010 across Karnataka screens and opened to the mixed reviews from critics with Deccan Herald commenting that director Dinesh Babu failed in his direction and the film is "reduced to a sad commentary on the disconnect between filmmakers and contemporary audience taste".

[2] Master Jagannath (Vishnuvardhan) is a disciplined school teacher happily married to Meera (Suhasini).

The emotional trauma undergone by the Jagannath's family and the Minister's efforts in releasing the child from the captivity forms the rest of the story.

In the late 2008, director Dinesh Babu teamed up with C. R. Manohar of Golden Lion Film Division and roped in his favorite actor Vishnuvardhan in the lead role.

The audio launch function presided by the Jhankar Music label was held on 10 January 2010 at the Le Meridian hotel, Bangalore.

Since this happened post the demise of lead actor Vishnuvardhan, producer invited all the top stars of the film industry to attend the event.

[4] A critic from The Times of India scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "The director has failed to handle Suhasinis character properly, and the story is confusing till the end.

[5] B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "Vishnuvardhan as the school master offers some climax-time ‘gyaan’ to young students.

[7] A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote  "Most of the second half of the film is a revenge drama where Jagannath uses his Kalaripayutu skills to eliminate the baddies.