Became a hit in Japan in 1998.
First Collabaration between Rajin , Rahman & Ravikumar.The Big " R " s.
Arvindswamy and Jayaram were considered for the role of Raja, which ultimately went to Sarath Babu as both were reluctant to slap Rajinikanth on screen according to the director K S Ravikumar.
Rajini gained overseas fans after this movie, mostly in Japan
According to director KS Ravi Kumar, while shooting for the song "Oruvan Oruvan" instead of allocating 4-5 days for the song, he used about 20-30 minutes everyday at the locations they shot at. That way, he had a very colourful production for the song at different locales.