Saatchi

After a policeman marries his love interest, he is tasked with apprehending a dangerous criminal . Chandrasekhar initially planned to remake his Kannada film as with and in lead roles; however the project was shelved after Mohan left the film hence Chandrasekhar started another project which eventually became . The lead role was offered to , and later , both of whom declined; Vijayakanth was ultimately cast. The film was launched on 9 May 1983 at . Filming took place in . The music was composed by . of praised the performances of Vijayakanth and Nambiar but panned Viji’s acting and concluded calling it a fast-paced film. Balumani of praised the acting, stunt choreography and stated it would have been better if the focus on the first half of the screenplay had been a little more than the focus on the second half. Although the first half is a bit boring, the second half makes up for it.