Yash wished the makers of Puneeth Rajkumar's Gandhada Gudi good luck and said that he wants to see the docudrama outperform KGF at the box office. Gandhada Gudi is directed by Amoghavarsha JS.
Shivarajkumar paid tribute to his brother and the late Sandalwood star Puneeth at the Gandhada Gudi pre-release event. Gandhada Gudi is billed as Appu's dream project.