The crime and social drama Ardh Satya was released on November 18, 1983 under the banner of Neo Films Association. The movie was directed by Govind Nihalani and produced by Manmohan Shetty and Pradeep. The main roles in the movie were played by Om Puri, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Smita Patil and Shafi Inamdaar while the presence of Amrish Puri, Naseruddin Shah, Achyut Potdar, Ila Arun, Suresh Bhagwat and Rafique Mukadam supported the film. The music of the film was directed by Ajit Verma.

As the name of the movie Ardh Satya suggests, the movie was a social drama full of action sequences that managed to keep the audience busy for a long time. The movie was directed by Govind Nihalani who directed movies like Vijeta released in 1983, Drishti released in 1991 and Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa released in 1998 while his first movie was Aakrosh released in 1990. The movie was produced by Manmohan Shetty who produced movies like Hip Hip Hurrey released in 1984.

The male lead in the film was played by Naseruddin Shah who has acted in many movies like Sunayana released in 1979, Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai released in 1981, Bahu Ki Awaaz released in 1985 while his first film as an actor was Nishant released in 1975. The female lead in the film was played by Smita Patil who has acted in movies like Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai, Mera Dost Mera Dushman, Angaarey while her first film was Charandas Chor released in 1975.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Ardh Satya