 Revathy Varma had published "June R" as a novelette in the English periodical "Woman's Era" and wanted to make the story into a feature film.She approached a Hindi film producer in Mumbai and decided that Jaya Bachchan, Tabu and Kareena Kapoor would play the lead roles in the film.Jyothika suggested that the film should be made in Tamil first and production began and Kushboo was signed on for a key role.