He added that the film would be rustic tonally, with the style of Menon's earlier directorial ventures. Jeyamohan revealed that the film would not be a full-fledged rural action drama like Asuran, but a portion of it would be set in a rural backdrop, and also will feature urban portions. Principal photography began on 7 August 2021 at Tiruchendur. In the same month, Kayadu Lohar was announced as the lead actress. Menon described his role as "a character he had never done before". The first look also released on the same day, featuring Silambarasan in a rustic avatar, and had reportedly lost 15 kilos for his role in the film. On 6 August 2021, Menon announced the new title of the film as Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu, also named from one of the lines from the same poem written by Bharati. Jeyamohan, instead of a fresh script he planned. Menon brought in the basic plotline of the novel Agni Kunjondru Kanden (inspired from a poem written by Subramania Bharati) by screenwriter B. The project was speculated to begin on March 2021, but was put on hold following the rise in COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu.ĭuring the production of Nadhigalile Neeradum Suriyan, Silambarasan insisted Menon to work on a raw and rustic-toned script, leading to a change in the storyline as well as the film genre.
On Menon's birthday (25 February 2021), the makers announced the film's title as Nadhigalile Neeradum Suriyan, which is named after the lines from the song "Ondra Renda Asaigal" from the 2003 film Kaakha Kaakha. Rahman was announced as the music composer of the film in early February 2021, with lyricist Thamarai also joining the technical team.
Ganesh bankrolling the project, thus marking the third collaboration between Menon and Silambarasan. In January 2021, Silambarasan announced his new project which will be directed by Menon with Ishari K. Soon after its release, speculations arose that Silambarasan and Menon would collaborate for the sequel of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, or a fresh script written by Menon. Later, Silambarasan and Menon worked on the short film Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn, based on the characters from the first film and was shot during the COVID-19 lockdown in India. It had Silambarasan reprising his role from the original film, and had pulled out prominent names from South Indian film fraternity, but the film did not begin production. In February 2018, Gautham Vasudev Menon announced a sequel to Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) titled Ondraga, which would focus on Karthik and his best friends from college travelling to the United States to attend a wedding ten years after the events of the first film.
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