After distributing KGF in Karnataka, which proved to be on target as far as returns go, there was a lot of curiosity regarding what filmmaker Karthik Gowda would distribute next. Karthik has maintained that he will now only look at films that will assure him good returns and he has chosen to go with Darshan-starrer Yajamana to distribute next. The film has a lot of expectations given that its star cast, which includes
Darshan and
Rashmika Mandanna, Dhananjaya and
Thakur Anoop Singh, among others.