The film was released on 20 July 2001, and achieved critical and commercial success at the box office. The film was remade in Telugu as Sreeram (2002), Hindi as Dum (2003), Kannada as Sye (2005), Bengali Kolkata as Shatrur Makabila (2001) and in Bengali Bangladesh as Arman (2002). Dhill was the first film to credit Vikram with the title Chiyaan.
