 Nevertheless, in 2006, producer Venu Ravichandran signed up the pair for a new film, which they confirmed was not going to be a sequel of their previous venture; it was going to be a romantic thriller.Initially titles such as "Naan Thaan" and "Udal Porul Aavi" were considered for the project, but Menon announced the title was "Vaaranam Aayiram", title derived from "Nachiyar Thirumozhi" with the literal meaning of "the strength of a thousand elephants".According to Menon, he received the news of his father's death while he was travelling in an aeroplane in 2007; this incident inspired him to direct "Vaaranam Aayiram" which begins in a similar manner.