The film is sometimes referred to as a sequel to Chandramukhi (2005), which is not exactly the case. Chandramukhi is a Tamil language remake of the director's own Kannada language Aapthamitra (2004), itself a remake of the Malayalam language Manichithrathazhu (1993). The director followed his Kannada film with a sequel, Aaptharakshaka (2010), but despite Chandramukhi being a major success, a Tamil remake did not immediately follow and this Telugu language film was produced instead, which can thus be seen as a sequel to the Telugu dub of Chandramukhi. In 2020, the actual Chandramukhi 2 (2023) was announced from the same director, presumably sharing the same plot.