Tamil movie director Sai Ramani made his debut in 2011 with the action movie Singam Puli, starring Jiiva, Divya Spandana, Honey Rose, and Santhanam in pivotal roles. Following his debut, Ramani brought Raghava Lawrence and Nikki Galrani together to star in the 2017 Tamil remake of the 2015 Telugu movie Pataas titled Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva, which also starred Sathyaraj, Ashutosh Rana, and Vamsi Krishna in pivotal roles.