The film was first reported in early 2012, when it was announced that Thirupathi Brothers would fund a venture to be directed by R. Panneerselvam. The producer Subhash Chandra Bose\\\'s son Vinod was revealed to be playing the lead role, while Lakshmi Menon would be the lead actress. Reports suggested that the film would begin shoot in July 2012 under the title Romeo Juliet, and that Yuvan Shankar Raja would compose the film\\\'s music. After a period of no development, in September 2013, the project materialised under the title Naan Thaan Siva and began a schedule in Kumbakonam, while Ashrita Shetty was signed to play the leading female role. Prashant Narayanan also revealed that he had begun working on the film, portraying the antagonist. Stunt director Rajasekhar was signed to design the film\\\'s action scenes.
During the final schedule of shooting in October 2014, an assistant director named Bhaskar, suffered a serious injury following a fall from a 20 foot high structure.
