The film was a remake of the 1994 Tamil film Nattamai which starred Sarath Kumar and Kushboo in lead roles, but Simhadriya Simha became more successful than the original.
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Simhadriya Simha is a 2002 blockbuster Indian Kannada Film directed by S. Narayan.
Sirivantha followed the other 5 Vishnu-Narayan films Veerappa Nayaka, Surya Vamsha, Simhadriya Simha, Jameendarru and Varsha.
Coincidentally, all the films in their combination became hits that includes Surya Vamsha, Simhadriya Simha Jamindaru, Varsha and Sirivantha.