The dialogues penned by D. V. Narasaraju were perceived as a satire on contemporary politics, especially the Emergency and are considered as one of the highlights of the film along with the performances of the cast and the music.

[1][2][3] It was remade in Hindi as Lok Parlok (1979)[4] and in Tamil as Yamanukku Yaman (1980),[5] while also inspiring the 2007 Telugu film Yamadonga.

Yama and Chitragupta then descend to Earth in human form to implement these reforms, declaring a lockout of hell.

As Rudrayya tries to attack him again, Satyam stops him and reveals that Ram Sastry is actually his friend, Ramana Murthy, and that the entire scheme was part of a larger plan.

Devanthakudu, in turn was a remake of the 1958 Bengali film Jamalaye Jibanta Manush based on the novel of the same name by Dinabandhu Mitra.

[5][10] A reviewer for Andhra Jyothi praised D. V. Narasaraju's dialogues, performances of the cast and called it, "a colourful film which would entertain all kinds of audiences.

"[1] Another reviewer for Andhra Patrika wrote, "Yamagola is a satirical film on the current societal conditions told in a light-hearted manner."

The reviewer noted the satirical dialogues of Narasaraju as the major highlight of the film and commended the performances of the cast and the music.

Furthermore, he praised the dialogues penned by D. V. Narasaraju especially those on Sanjay Gandhi and the Emergency, the performances of the cast and the direction of T. Rama Rao.