Lakshmy along with her friends, actresses Uma Padmanabhan and Rajie Vijay Sarathy, initially wanted to make a "desi Hangover kind of a film" about spirited women.

[3] Character actors Jayaprakash does a cameo and Sampath Raj and director G. Marimuthu were selected to essay pivotal supporting roles,[7] while newcomers Veeresh and Jai Quehaeni would play the missing mother's son and daughter, respectively.

[5] K, who had previously worked on Mysskin's Yuddham Sei, in which Lakshmy Ramakrishnan played a notable supporting role, was signed on to produce the film's score and soundtrack.

The reviewer further mentioned that "a lot of recent films have had incorrect portrayals of mental illness and bipolar disorder, and Aarohanam helps in dispelling the darkness among the audiences", terming it a "must see for all lovers of good cinema".

[1] Sify's critic wrote that "director Lakshmy Ramakrishnan can be proud of her maiden venture Aarohanam which slowly but beautifully unfolds and reaches its crescendo in the climax", further praising her for "making such a film with a neat message and at the same time not preachy".

[14] Rediff gave 3 out of 5 stars and noted that Lakshmy Ramakrishnan "may have made her film more like a fictionalised documentary, and stumbled at a few places, but by and large, the message she delivers is a valid one".

The director Lakshmy Ramakrishnan has a bracingly uncomplicated approach to filmmaking, where it's all about writing a solid script and etching out memorable characters and, finally, casting the right people".