	Prior to Sivaji Ganesan, actor S. S. Rajendran was offered the lead role in "Kuravanji". However, due to some "friction" between him and Karunanidhi, the writer of the film, he was replaced. During the shoot, Ganesan chose to wear a gunny sack instead of the woolen clothes that were given to him. He wanted to "connect with reality of the character of a tribesman."