In April 2016, it was announced that Vishal and Suraj would team up for a film titled Kaththi Sandai, which would be produced by S. Nandagopal of Madras Enterprises. Vadivelu and Soori were selected to play comical roles.
The film marks the former's comeback as a comedian into Tamil cinema as well as his second collaboration with Vishal after Thimiru (2006).
In May 2016, Tamannaah and Jagapati Babu were roped in to play the female lead and the antagonist respectively. Sampath Raj was also selected to play a supporting role.
Principal photography began with a puja ceremony held on 2 May 2016. In June 2016, Tarun Arora was cast in a negative role after Suraj was impressed with the actor's performance in Kanithan (2016). According to a report by Sify, Vadivelu completed his portions by the end of August 2016.Jagapati Babu, Vadivelu, Soori, Sampath Raj play pivotal roles. The project was launched in May 2016 and is scheduled for a worldwide release on 18 November 2016. The film will be released in Telugu as Okkadochadu.
