Mani Ratnam is widely credited with altering the profile of Indian faces.
Ratnam announced that the film's shoot will take place across Tamil Nadu and Thailand, and as per his advice, several actors from the film including Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi grew their hair long for their roles in the film
 Around the same time, the Museum of the Moving Image, New York City, paid a special tribute to Mani

