The film was first speculated in November 2013, when it was revealed that Manimaran had cast Jai and Priya Anand to star in his second directorial venture. Anirudh Ravichander was suggested as the film\\\'s music composer, while a simultaneously shot Telugu version with Siddharth and Hansika Motwani was also considered. Manimaran added that the film would be titled Podiyan, and that filming would begin in 2014. Varun Manian announced in July 2014, that he would produce the Tamil film alongside Sushant Prasad and Govindaraj of Film Department Studios, while Velraj was revealed as the cinematographer. Reports suggested that the film may be re-titled as Pughazh, after the title became re-available following a shelved venture by Aascar Films and actor Vijay. In August 2014, reports emerged that Trisha had agreed to do the film and was re-allocating her dates to try and fit the film into her schedule. However by November 2014, the film was launched with Surabhi revealed to be the film\\\'s lead heroine.
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