[1] In a press meet, the producer noted that the film would proceed simultaneously alongside his other production, Vetrimaaran's Desiya Nendunchalai 47 starring Dhanush.

[3] The film only picked up again in 2013 and was readied for release, with an extended separate comedy track featuring Vivek and Cell Murugan inserted and extensively shot.

The soundtrack is composed by Srikanth Deva collaborating with director Venkatesh for fourth time, and lyrics written by Vaali.

The film's success in overcoming several legal hurdles saw a team of advocates being invited to the event, with the chief guests being producers Kaliaperumal and Gnanavel Raja.

[6] Sudhir Srinivasan of The Hindu wrote, "If there literally existed a sea of clichés, Killadi is what you would get if you randomly drew a bucketful from it".