Remade in Hindi as Tere Naam.
Reports emerged that Vikram missed out on the National Film Award for Best Actor by a single vote to Mohanlal.
The film was a milestone in the career of Vikram who was struggling for breakthrough and the success of the film made Bala as one of the most sought directors in the industry.
Post-success, Vikram has described the film would have been close to him regardless of the commercial success and that it put him on the "right path", with Vikram choosing to adapt the prefix of Chiyaan to his screen name.