The film was Siddalingaiah's debut as a director and actor Dwarkish's first independent production venture. The subplot of the film regarding the salvaging of the sub-standard grain was inspired by the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1974 as Chairman Chalamayya starring Chalam.
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| Directing | Siddalingaiah | Director |
| Writing | Chi. Udayashankar | Dialogue |
| Writing | Chi. Udayashankar | Lyricist |
| Sound | Rajan | Music Director |
| Sound | Nagendra | Music Director |