Tharai Thappattai - Tamil Film

The title of the film was announced in March 2014 to be Tharai Thappattai, after titles including Karagattam and Paarai had been considered. Also by March 2014, it was revealed that Ilaiyaraaja had finished recording 12 songs for this film using a live orchestra, in a span of six days. Furthermore, since folk dance is an integral part of the film, he had used folk musicians who are not associated with the film industry. The film's shoot took over 100 days to finish, while the makers had a three month break in 2015, owing to Sasikumar's hand injury, which he suffered while filming the climax