Theatrical Response
The film was released in April, 1994, and was a mega hit in theaters. It established Suresh Gopi as a prominent star in Malayalam cinema. Its audio track, with its dialogues was also high in demand. When dubbed and released in Andhra Pradesh as Police Commissioner, it emerged as an all-time blockbuster in Telugu cinema surpassing the combined records of three Chiranjeevi films released during the time.
A sequel to this film, Bharathchandran I.P.S., was released in 2005, directed by Renji Panicker, which was also a mega hit.
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