At the trailer launch of Retta Thala, director AR Murugadoss shared his connection with the film's title. Retta Thala, headlined by Arun Vijay, is directed by Kris Thirukumaran, a former associate of AR Murugadoss.

"A longtime dream of mine, was to name one of my films, Retta Thala. But I gave it to Thirukumaran when he asked me," said AR Murugadoss. He also quipped that, if I did not give the title, they would have taken it from him.

The director also said, "Thirukumaran has worked with me on Ghajini, 7 aum Arivu, and worked on Thuppaki's script. I introduced him as a director with Maan Karate (2014). I hope that he would make another film for my production house."

Retta Thala has Arun Vijay in dual roles and stars alongside Sidhhi Idnani, Tanya Ravichandra, Yogi Samy, John Vijay, Hareesh Peradi, and Balaji Murugadoss. The film was earlier set to release on December 25. Later, the release was advanced to December 19.