This was the dubbed Hindi version of Tamil movie "Garjanai".
Rajnikanth's voice is dubbed by a dubbing artiste.
Jayan was the original lead actor of Garjanam, the Malayalam version of this film. While half the film was shot, he met with an accident while shooting for another film Kolilakkam (1981) and died in his injuries. After that, Garjanam was completed with Rajinikanth playing the same character. Some shots of Jayan were added to the film's opening reel before the credits at screenings in Kerala.