The film was a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Gandhinagar 2nd Street starring Mohanlal and Karthika directed by Sathyan Anthikad.
The film was later remade in Tamil as Annanagar Mudhal Theru starring Sathyaraj, Radha and Janagaraj, with Prabhu in a cameo appearance and in Telugu as Gandhinagar Rendo Veedhi with Rajendra Prasad, Jayasudha.