The film was earlier rumoured to be a remake of Malayalam hit film Udayananu Tharam and was also rumoured to be having shades of Rajkumar starrer Katari Veera which was released back in 1966.
The trailers of Kataari Veera Sura Sundaraangi which were shown in the single screen theaters and multipelxes across Karnataka aroused lot of appreciation among the audience.