Art director Vijay Murugan needed fifty days to erect the sets.
Vasanthabalan selected Aadhi to portray the lead character of Varipuli, after he had seen him performing in Mirugam and Eeram, citing that he chose him because of his height and his nose.
Aadhi was further requested by the director to develop eight pack abs, which he accomplished in three months.
The script is a chapter taken from the Sahitya Academy Award winning Tamil novel 'Kaaval Kottam' written by Su. Venkatesan.