 In September 2013, the producers revealed that they had signed on Malayalam director Anil Kumar and actors Vinay and Preethi Christina paul to work on their debut production.Pre-production work for the film began in November 2013, with director Anil Kumar flying out to New Zealand to scout locations.The film was officially launched in January 2014 at a temple in Ormiston, Auckland with the producers holding auditions for local actors from New Zealand to join the cast soon after.