He was awarded with the Shaurya Chakra posthumously. To commemorate him, a statue of the martyr was unveiled in front of the Madikeri City Municipal Council and named the municipal circle in front of the Town Hall after him on Thursday, 9 December 2010. The statue, made of granite stone, was sculpted at a cost of Rs. 8 lakh by sculptor Manjunath Acharya of Beetikatte in Somwarpet.A high school operative under the Head quarter 1 sector RR in district Anantnag where the soldier was posted was later on named as Muthanna Army Goodwill School after his name Muthanna.la