A boy's life is affected when his mom neglects him and reveals all her affection to his elder brother. Desika made his directorial debut with the movie, after having apprenticed underneath Thambi Ramaiah, Sairamani and Sakthi Chidambaram for fifteen years. He approached actual property businessman Jaya Ilavarasan with the script and succeeded in convincing him to make his first movie. The crew started filming scenes throughout Chennai in September 2012 underneath the title of Vaalu. Throughout manufacturing, the movie confronted a authorized tussle over the title with the makers of the Silambarasan starrer Vaalu. The Producers Council concluded that Desika's crew had not registered the title and subsequently the movie used Rettai Vaalu as a substitute. The music for the movie was composed by V. Selvaganesh and the lyrics have been written by Vairamuthu. In June 2013, the crew held an audio launch perform the place the primary CD was launched by Vairamuthu and acquired by producers R. B. Choudary and Keyar.