This film was made on a budget of 10 lakhs and the 1994 re-release rights were sold for 60 lakhs. It is estimated that this film has grossed 1.5 crore in 1977 and 1 crore in 1994 thereby taking the total gross to 2.5 crore. It is estimated to have sold approximately 1.12 crore (11.2 million) tickets in AP/TS.
It is 6th longest film of India