Shrimathi, starring Upendra, was a remake of the Hindi film Aitraaz, which had Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in pivotal roles.
Shrimathi opened to mixed responses and did average business. Now we hear, that the dubbed version of the Kannada film will be released in Telugu titled XYZ. Upendra is popular in Tollywood and enjoys a huge fan following there. Apparently Upendra’s last film, Super was released in Telugu and was a box-office hit. Gajula Manikya Rao has bought the rights to Shrimathi. Apart from Upendra, Shrimathi starred Celina Jaitley and Priyanka Upendra.