Director Bala finalised his next project following Paradesi (2013) only in October 2013 and revealed that he would make a film starring his former protege Sasikumar in the lead role, while G. V. Prakash Kumar and Kishore would be the film's composer and editor respectively [REF].
The title of the film was announced in March 2014 to be Tharai Thappattai, after titles including Karagattam and Paarai had been considered [REF].