of the hollywood film speed as an inspiration18 the director was dejected when kadhal kottai released because some elements in his script could also be seen in that film later he modified the script so that there wasnt any resemblance between the two films19 many producers turned the film down after hearing that the heroine would be a visually challenged girl saying that even mgr himself had failed attempting that one producer even asked the director how the hero and the heroine could end up together especially because it was his mothers eyes that had been transplanted on her20 while the comedy track involving dhamu and vaiyapuri was developed by writer prasannakumar and ezhil together the character of trouser pandi played by debutant paari venkat was developed by the director he cast the actor after being impressed with the madras baashai that he spoke in a drama on doordarshan but neither he nor his assistants knew who the actor was it was vaiyapuri who helped him find venkat also see best tamil movies 2019