Development During an impromptu discussion,
K. Somasundareswaran had narrated the story of two convent students coming of age to
Gangai Amaran. Moved by the tale, Amaran gave the directorial opportunity to
P. Vasu and
Santhana Bharathi at the helm. Vasu, son of make-up man Peethambaram and Santhana Bharathi, son of producer M. R. Santhanam, both earlier assisting
Sridhar made their directorial debuts with this film. According to Amaran, "The idea of the story came out of friendly banter".
Casting and filming A photographer friend of
Suresh Kumar's father opined that Suresh could make it as a lead actor and with a portfolio, Suresh approached director
C. V. Sridhar to feature in his films, but his effort went in vain. He then met Bharathi and Vasu who decided to cast him in
Panneer Pushpangal, while simultaneously he was cast in the lead role in
Bharathiraja's
Alaigal Oivathillai presenting him with a dilemma of which film to choose; he chose the former. The film also marked the Tamil debut of Shanthi Krishna, and was shot at the Laidlaw Memorial School of St. George's Homes, Ketti, in the Nilgiris. == Themes ==