Upon actor-politician Vijayakanth's death, Jigarthanda DoubleX star Raghava Lawrence announced that he would act with the late actor's son Shanmuga Pandian. Now, reportedly, he has appeared in a cameo role in Shanmuga's upcoming film Padai Thalaivan. A new photograph online, featuring Raghava and Shanmuga, indirectly confirms the involvement of the former in the latter's film, as do many reports. A more official confirmation is expected anytime soon.

A Director's Cinemaas production, Padai Thalaivan is written and directed by U Anbu. In an interview with CE, Anbu said that it is an “emotional drama” and “is all about the hero and the elephant.”

The film has music by Ilaiyaraaja, dialogues and script by Parthiban Desingu, cinematography by SR Sathish Kumar, editing by S Elayaraja, and stunts by Mahesh Mathew. The film's cast also includes the likes of Kasthuri Raja, Munishkanth, A Venkatesh, NPKS Logu, Sreejith Ravi, Rishi Rithvik, and Yamini Chander.