Kadhal is a poignant tale which was based on the story narrated to the director by husband of the girl, a main character in the film, during a train journey.

Satham Podathey is a disturbing story based on true incidents that took place in the late 90s in Andhra.

Vazhakku En 18/9 , describes a poignant story of a poor boy who gets framed in an acid attack case. The latter half of the movie is said to be based on real life incident the director read in a newspaper.