In November 2015 , it was revealed that the film was " seventy percent complete " and portions involving Samantha Prabhu had finished being shot . Thereafter , Amy Jackson subsequently joined the team in Chennai to shoot for her part during a new schedule . Action scenes , choreographed by Dhilip Subbarayan were filmed throughout the month , with the shoot disrupted by the heavy flooding in Chennai . Hollywood action choreographer Kaloyan Vodenicharov worked with the team in early December 2015 to help shoot the climax portions for the film . Poor climatic conditions in China meant that the team had to abandon their idea of filming sequences there and instead opted to shoot in Bangkok . Sets were erected in a factory in Chennai to shoot the climax scenes , with stunt choreographer Kaloyan Vodenicharov recruited to help train artistes and film the sequences during December 2015
heavy flooding in Chennai
2015 South Indian floods
Theri (film)