[9] Initial reports claimed that Bollywood actress Rani Mukherji was considered for the role of Veerappan's wife, Muthulakshmi.

[11] Sources in July 2011 reported that Priyamani and Jayachitra were signed on to portray Muthulakshmi and the role of Chief Minister Jayalalitha, respectively.

[18] Bhavana Rao, known under her stage name Shikha in Tamil cinema, revealed that she was playing a character called Chandhini, who was considered as "Veerappan's right-hand".

[11] Vijay Milton and Anthony were confirmed as the cinematographer and editor, respectively,[9] while Sandeep Chowta was signed on to compose the film's score, although initial reports suggested that Yuvan Shankar Raja would be the music director.

[21] The Times of India scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kishore has done a neat job as Veerappan with good dialogue delivery and expressions.

[23] Mysore based writer T. Gururaj, who wrote a book on Veerappan titled Rudhra Narthana, filed a complaint against Ramesh for using his content in the film without his permission.

[24] Veerapan's wife Muthulakshmi filed a case against the film's production company calling for its ban, as she felt her husband was portrayed in a bad light.