 K. Prasanna had written "Musthaffaa" as a serial in the weekly magazine Ananda Vikatan and had also staged it as a drama.Impressed by the story, the producer P. G. Shrikanth decides to make into a film.The experienced director R. Aravindraj, who directed cult films such as "Oomai Vizhigal" and "Uzhavan Magan", was selected to direct the film while Vidyasagar composed the musical score.