This film chose to focus on one of the lesser known aspects of the freedom struggle; the treatment meted out to the freedom fighters who were prisoners at the Cellular Jail on the Andaman Islands. The film was a rough and realistic portrayal of the atrocities committed by the colonial power. The only downside was that it perhaps failed to successfully coordinate with the events of the actual freedom struggle on the Indian mainland. Remembered mostly for being one of the only films to be shot extensively in the Cellular Jail and for some powerful performances.