Development Vijay Milton collaborated with
Vikram for his next film. Director
AR Murugadoss was confirmed to be bankrolling the film along with
Fox Star Studios. Initially titled
Idam Maari Irangiyavan, the film was later renamed as
10 Endrathukulla.
D. Imman was signed on as composer for this film, which the composer confirmed through his official Twitter handle. The film is supposed to be a road movie, which Behindwoods states was a relatively fresh genre for the Tamil audience.
Casting Samantha was selected to play a lead role, marking her first collaboration with Vikram. In August 2014, Ramdoss of
Mundasupatti (2014) fame was added to the cast.
Filming Scenes involving Vikram and Samantha were shot in Chennai for a week's time, and the team was spotted filming in the MRC Nagar area of
Chennai. The film began its first schedule on 26 May 2014. The film's first schedule ran for 7 days covering
Hyderabad,
Ladakh, Sikkim and many major North Indian cities. A major portion of filming is also done in Nepal, whose location are mainly Bhaktapur. The crew reported that they would shoot in many exotic locations across the globe, but also strictly adhere to a 6 months time frame, when the project will be completed. Furthermore, the team also promised a surprise Hollywood crew in the movie. The second schedule began on 23 June 2014. On 23 July 2014, the second schedule was completed, and the next schedule began subsequently. A song sequence featuring the lead pair was shot in a set erected near DMI College of Engineering near Sriperumbudur in August 2014. In late August 2014, about 3 schedules in were completed in Chennai, In One of the 3 schedules, a scene featuring the lead actress Samantha, actor Vikram in a duck farm near Madha Engg. College was shot, and the fourth schedule was planned to be shot in
Pune for close to 20 days, with the schedule including a song sequence as well. The climax of the film was shot in Nepal and the train sequence
Cappadocia, Turkey. In October,
Charmme Kaur shot for a nine-minute-long song, which was said to have been designed like a play, with Charmme appearing as a character throughout the song. A set for about two-and-a-half crore rupees had been erected in Pune for the shoot. In September, 80% of the film was complete. One song scene was shot in Sikkim mountains on 29 October 2014. The shoot was done in Sikkim, Bagdogra, Jaipur and Delhi. The film team roped Racer
Narain Karthikeyan for the action sequences with the racing car. Samantha said that the film was the toughest character she has played so far, she had also been trained to smoke as part of a scene. On 8 April 2015, the filming part ended at Nepal and post production started. Lee Whittaker was the action director in the film. == Soundtrack ==