Suriya was on a diet of cucumbers and egg whites for one whole month to reduce his weight for the young character role.
This film was director Sudha Kongara's dream project ever since the director read an article on Capt.Gopinath in 2011, but went on to make the super hit Irudhi Sutru before starting work on this film.
The film was shot in over 60 different locations including the Hakimpet Air Force station, making it the first Tamil language film to be shot inside the premises.
Aparna Balamurali learnt the Madurai Tamil dialect and dubbed for her character in the film.
The song from the movie 'Veyyon Silli' was launched on SpiceJet Boeing 737 flight and the poster was unveiled by the Chairman of Spicejet, Mr. Ajay Singh.