The film was based on the S. L. Bhyrappa's novel Matadana, and reports said the filming rights were bought from him, for a fee of between ₹1 lakh (US$1,200) and ₹2 lakh (US$2,300).[2]
C. Aswath and V. Manohar composed the music for the film and the soundtracks. The soundtrack "Aluva Kadalolu Theli" was taken from a poem written by poet Gopalakrishna Adiga and "Naayi Thalimyalina" by poet H. S. Venkateshamurthy.[2] The album has seven soundtracks and was released in the form of audio cassettes in the second week of January 2001.[3]