 Sahana Sheddy, who is well known for her role as Kavya on the Tamil serial, Azhagu (TV series) plays the role of one of the troupe dancers in this film.The title of the film was announced in March 2014 to be "Tharai Thappattai", after titles including "Karagattam" and "Paarai" had been considered.Also by March 2014, it was revealed that Ilaiyaraaja had finished recording 12 songs for this film using a live orchestra, in a span of six days.