 She is credited for the first Kannada actress to wear a swimsuit on screen, which the producers' first choice for the role had refused to do.The film won Jayanthi the President's award.Jayanthi recalled the occasion in one of her interviews when she received the award from Indira Gandhi (then the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting), who, after giving away the award called back Jayanthi and gave her a kiss and wished her good luck.