[1] The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the art direction and action choreography were handled by A. R. Mohan and Dhilip Subbarayan.

Mahendran is a powerful business magnate running a cement factory with his brothers, who attempt to get the tribe out of the forest as he learns that it is known for its immense amount of limestone and plans to extract the metals illegally, but Kadamban and his clan refuse, and a battle ensues.

[5] In December 2015, Ragava announced that he would make the action adventure film with Arya in the lead role and that it would be set in the backdrop of a jungle.

[6] Catherine Tresa was signed on as the heroine, while Yuvan Shankar Raja was announced as the film's music composer.

[12] Catherine Tresa says that, Kadamban is a saga with a social message to love forest and the simple ways of nature; this is indeed an eye opener for the betterment of the country.

[14] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "Avatar meets Lagaan in the Ragava-directed Kadamban (Protector)...the result is long and a bit of a mishmash, but not entirely unwatchable.