Released during Pongal festival of 2014 along with Veeram.
Director Nesan made his directorial debut with this movie, and had the rare privilege to direct two top heroes in Vijay and Mohanlal on the same screen together.
In July 2017, Rishtey Cineplex Hindi TV channel held the Television Rating Point ranking #3 for the telecast of the Hindi dubbed version titled Policewala Gunda 2.