Director Gautham Vasudev Menon took to social media to show his appreciation for the Kavin-starrer Kiss. The film, which is choreographer Sathish Krishnan's debut directorial, was released on September 19.

The director wrote on his X page, "Congratulations to the young and talented team behind Kiss! Kiss is a good one!" He added, "Way to go my boy Sathish Krishnan." It is worth noting that Sathish Krishnan was part of the Gautham Vasudev Menon directorial Vaaranam Aayiram.

Vaaranam Aayiram was released in 2008 and starred Suriya in dual roles as Krishnan and Surya, Krishnan's son. Sathish Krishnan played the role of Surya's friend in the film, marking this as one of his earliest acting roles. The film's cast also includes Simran, Sameera Reddy, Ramya, and Babloo Prithveeraj among others.

The cast for Kiss includes Kavin, Preethi Asrani, Prabhu, VTV Ganesh, among others. On the technical front, the film's cinematography is done by Harish Kannan and editing by EC Pranav, with stunts done by Peter Hein, Dinesh Subbarayan, and Rambo Vimal.