A year after completion, Kalaipuli S. Thanu bought the distribution rights and released the film on 28 January 2011 under his V. Creations banner.

Now the story moves back to a village in 1980s which describes a teenage love between Gopi (Kishore Kumar) and Ilavarasi (Vinitha).

She also convinces Indhu that Gopi transformed into Gopalakrishnan, which made him successful in life rather than keep worrying about his failed love.

Gopalakrishnan feels guilty but understands the power of true love and decides to get Shiva and Indhu married.

[4] Darbuka Siva, a percussionist in various bands,[5] who also worked as a radio jockey together with Shiva, was signed for an important role as was the controversial director Velu Prabhakaran.

[6][7] The first schedule of film shooting started on 3 November 2008, when scenes involving Shiva, Darbuka Siva, and Madhu Shalini were shot across the East Coast Road in Tamil Nadu.

[1] The film score and soundtrack of Pathinaaru were composed by Shiva's friend Yuvan Shankar Raja, collaborating with Sabapathy again after Punnagai Poove in 2003.

[17][18] The soundtrack album, considered the highlight of the film, features four songs along with a theme music track.

[6] The soundtrack album was eventually released on 24 December 2010 in a small manner, with S. P. B. Charan and Samuthirakani being present along with the film crew.

[22] Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff cited that "'Yuvan's Musical' is worth a listen", further adding that Pathinaaru "might have plenty of Yuvan's signature tunes, but there are moments of appeal that give some depth to the album, and veer away from his template".