The owner of the production company named Sri Rajlakshmi Film, P. L. Thenappan is a well-known producer in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut as an executive producer for Chachi 420 (1997) and as a film producer with the 1998 Tamil drama Kadhala Kadhala, featuring Prabhu Deva and Kamal Hassan. Some of his best works are Pammal K. Sambandam (2002), Priyasakhi (2005), Kanaa Kanden (2005), and Vallavan (2006). He is also credited for films like Ayyanar (2010) and Peranbu (2019).