The other versions of this film were in Telugu as Suryavamsam (1998) with Venkatesh and Meena as lead actors and in Hindi as Sooryavansham (1999) with Amitabh Bachchan and Soundarya in leading roles.
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Though the film was a remake of Tamil film Suryavamsam (1997) directed by Vikraman, it went on to be a mega hit blockbuster film being more successful than the original.
He became assistant to directors Pandiyarajan ('Aan Pavam'), Vikraman ('Poove Unakkaga', 'Suryavamsam', 'Unnai Ninaithu' and 'Priyamana Thozhi') and K.S.Ravikumar.