 Other notable songs include "Adibhikshuvu Vadinedi Koredhi" and "Ee gali Ee Nela".The songs and their lyrics became hugely popular with Sastry, subsequently winning his first Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for the song "Aadi Bhikshuvu".He won the Nandi Award for his first film itself, which was a one-of-a-kind event, never to be repeated as of 2016.