reshmi menon signed on to portray the female lead in the film, although she was initially apprehensive as she felt that the role—a typical north madras woman, sporting a "no-makeup" look and talking "proper tamil"—was "very much outside my comfort zone". david solomon raja, who had appeared in several television serials and as a police officer in "kaththi", was reported to have played a major role in the film. arul vincent, a former associate of p. c. sreeram, was signed to handle the cinematography.