He also emphasised the collaborative effort behind the scenes: “We must remember the hard work and commitment of our directors, producers, editors, and cinematographer Rajakanth. Ramika Shivu is working in her first film, and she has done a fantastic job. It is one thing to play a loud, screaming role, but Tapaswini Poonacha acted wonderfully right through her eyes. And working with senior actor Rangayana Raghu sir was an amazing experience.”
Addressing fans across the state, Shree Raam added: “A billion bows to the people who made this film a success by watching it repeatedly. We deeply wish to visit and meet everyone, especially our supporters in North Karnataka—please forgive us for the delay, as we are currently planning our trip. We will definitely come as soon as possible. My heartfelt gratitude to all Kannadigas.”
For debutante Ramika Shivu, the sheer velocity of affection from moviegoers took some getting used to. “Honestly, none of us expected this much love. More than calling it our victory, you are celebrating it even more. You treat this as our film, our Kannada film, and have placed us on top of your heads with adoration. It feels immensely joyous.”
Describing her first encounters with the audience, she recalled: “Being called by our character names—Vasantha, Rukku, Shanthu, Naganna—feels wonderful. This is my first movie, and when I visited a theatre for the first time, seeing the instant response from people left me in disbelief. My hands and feet started trembling. You’ve given so much love to my very first film, and now the movie has completed 50 days. Whichever phone I look at, the Premada Oorali song is playing. Seeing photos of the Vasantha character painted on auto-rickshaws makes me ridiculously happy. We look forward to visiting North Karnataka soon.”