The film stars Arun Vijay and Mamta Mohandas, with Rakul Preet Singh, Maha Gandhi and Vamsi Krishna in supporting roles.

Thadaiyara Thaakka was released theatrically on 1 June 2012, and received positive critical reviews but underperformed at the box office, which Magizh attributed to the low-key promotions and publicity.

[3] Selva is a self-built man who owns a small travel agency in Chennai, and works hard to achieve something in life.

In the past, Maha had abducted Gayathri Ramakrishnan, the only daughter of a wealthy Delhi-based businessman and has been using her solely as his personal slave for 9 months, revolting on the thought that even the richest and most powerful men in the country cannot touch her.

Selva's travel agency is also destroyed by Kumar's men, and Priya's family escapes the city to save themselves.

With his entire life turned around by a crime he did not commit, Selva takes a new avatar as he decides to wage a bloody war with the gangsters where he kills Kumar and the 8 members of his gang.

Magizh Thirumeni conceived the idea for Thadaiyara Thaakka when he was bedridden with viral fever and took seven years to develop the story and characters.

[9] Prior to Mamta's entry, Kannada film actress Nidhi Subbaiah reportedly was considered as Desai's replacement.

[10] Rakul Preet Singh, Femina Miss India 2011 contestant, who previously had starred in a Kannada film, was selected for another pivotal female role.

The track was canned in TR Gardens in an enormous set resembling the famous Zam Bazaar at nights on a grand scale with 50 dancers and 150 junior artists.

Art director Mohana Mahendran tried to find a live location, but since he was not satisfied, the team erected a set of an old abandoned factory with machinery.

[19] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote: "Short, tuneful soundtrack by Thaman who gets the melodies right and the sole kuthu wrong".

[24] Despite receiving mostly positive reviews, the film underperformed at the box office, which Magizh attributed to the low-key promotions and publicity.