sʌnˈændə mjʊɹɹˈɑːli mˈænoʊhˌɑːɹ wʌz kˈiːn tə fˈɪlm tˈæmɪl vˈɜːʒənz əvə. ˈɑːɹ. ɹˈɑːmənz sˈɔŋz fɹʌmðə hˈɪndi fˈɪlm dˈoʊli sˈɑːdʒə kˈiː ɹˈækhnə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt æz ɐ mjˈuːzɪk ˈælbəm, ænd dɪskˈʌst mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt wɪð dᵻɹˈɛktɚ pɹˈæviːŋkˌænθ, sˌɪnɪmɐtˈɑːɡɹəfɚ dʒˈiːvə ænd kˌoːɹɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ ɹˈɑːdʒuː sˈʌndɐɹˌæm.
Sunanda Murali Manohar was keen to film Tamil versions of A. R. Rahman's songs from the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) as a music album, and discussed making the project with director Praveenkanth, cinematographer Jeeva and choreographer Raju Sundaram.