ˈæftɚ ɹˈʌnɪŋ θɹuː ðə fˈɛstɪvəl sˈɜːkɪt, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː vˈɛnɪs fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl, mˈætɹəbhˌuːmi wʌz kəmˈɜːʃəli ɹᵻlˈiːst tˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn ˈeɪt dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, wɪð wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti pɹˈɪnts.
After running through the festival circuit, including the 2003 Venice Film Festival, 2003 Toronto International Film Festival, Matrubhoomi'' was commercially released two years later on 8 July 2005, with 150 prints.