Back in 2006, star comedian Vadivelu and director Chimbudeven collaborated for the historical-comedy film Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei. The film turned out to be very successful and the team even decided to make a sequel to the same.
23rd Pulikecei was produced by director Shankar and for the sequel, they planned to rope Lyca Productions for the funds. However, the project failed to materialize after a lot of issues followed.