 The film met with average response both critically and commercially.His next release was a cameo appearance in the all-women crew film "Ring Road" followed by a lead role in a romantic film "Mast Mohabbat" in 2016.In 2017, Prem starred as one of the jail inmates in the Dwarakish's 50th production multistarrer film "Chowka", which went on to become one of the highest grossing films of the year.