The scene in which Krishna reveals his identity to Ghatotkacha at Dvaraka was used in "Gopala Gopala" (2015), with Pawan Kalyan as Krishna. References were made to Shakuni's character in the film "Pataas" (2015) starring Rama Rao's grandson Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. Director S. S. Rajamouli told film critic Subhash K. Jha that Venkata Reddy's work in "Mayabazar" was a "huge inspiration" for him to make ' (2015) and '. Writing for DailyO, an online opinion platform from the India Today Group, actor Rana Daggubati opined that films like "Mayabazar" were "truly cutting edge" and added, "Considering the technological limitations technicians were working with back then, these were phenomenally commendable instances of the Indian cinema". In an interview with "The Hindu" in November 2015, actor Kamal Haasan noted, "Visual appeal has always gone hand-in-hand with content, since the days of "Chandralekha" and , not just after "Baahubali"." A 90-minute theatrical adaptation of the film was staged in December 2016 by Bangalore Little Theatre.