rajiv anchal cite his influence for the film to h. g. wells's short story "the country of the blind", which tells the story of a man who finds himself in a valley of blind men. anchal first read the book during his college education. he was awestruck by its story and the description of the valley of the blind. he used the wellsian theme in the film to picturise the human condition, that of "darkness overpowering the soul". anchal is a disciple of the spiritual leader karunakara guru, founder of santhigiri ashram in pothencode, thiruvananthapuram. the idea for the film came when he met guru seven years ago (since the release). the film is based on the guru and tells the message guru strive to convey to the materialistic world. the fund for the film was raised by 60 of the disciples in the santhigiri ashram, including anchal. the film was made on a production cost of 30 million.