Veruli

<p>The film’s director, Amudhavanan, who had previously worked on several short films, chose to make his first film on the topic of road safety. He quit his job at to make the film. commenced on 8 April 2016 in . The film was shot in Chennai, , and and was completed within 40 days by June 2016. Singer Syed Subhahan made his debut as an actor with this film and portrayed the son of ‘s character. He was approached by the director Amudhavanan, who was impressed by Syed’s speeches on social issues during his participation in the reality show. The film was among actor ‘s final films, as he died in August 2017. The music was composed by V. M. Dinesh Raja and R. S. Raj Prathap. A promotional event for the film was held in January 2017, and was notable for being “paperless”. No papers or banners promoting the film were created, and guests were asked to use their smartphone instead and use the SHAREit app to promote the film. Amudhavanan noted “we want to motivate our audience to be socially responsible and want them to travel with us till the release of the movie”. The film had a theatrical release across on 16 June 2017. A reviewer from gave the film a middling review, while noting the screenplay improves as the film develops. Following the film’s release, Amudhavanan announced that profits from the film would be spent for social causes and to create awareness on road safety.</p>