The team of the film returned to Ooty in February 2011 to complete the final schedule, after which the film was completed. Scenes were also shot within Chennai, with the Chennai High Courtroom being reproduced for a scene in the film. The film was predominantly shot across the hill country settings in Ooty throughout late 2010, with a chocolate factory being constructed as a set by art director Santhanam. The title Pitha (Father) also ran into trouble after a debutant team announced that they had registered the title, and the title Deiva Thirumagan also created controversies, but subsequently the film was christened as Deiva Thirumagal in March 2011. However problems arose after Sivaji Productions claimed that they owned the rights of the title and expressed their interest on using the name for a future production featuring Sivaji's grandson, Vikram Prabhu. The film was tentatively titled Deiva Magan (Son of God), a title from a 1969 film featuring Sivaji Ganesan. The film proceeded without an official title until April 2011, with several possibilities announced during the production period. Santhanam was appointed as art director, whilst Deepali Noor took charge of costumes. Prakash Kumar as music composer, Nirav Shah as cinematographer and Anthony as editor. The film saw the collaboration of several technicians who had worked in Vijay's earlier film Madrasapattinam, with G. Despite reports that Divya Spandana joined the cast of the film in early 2011, Vijay refuted the claim as a rumour.
She had signed on in place of Meera Jasmine, who opted out of the film before production began.
Amala Paul, who appeared in the lead role in Mynaa, was signed on to play the daughter of a millionaire in November 2010. In October 2010, Anushka Shetty agreed to appear in the lead female role in the film after agreeing terms. Vijay and Vikram confirming their presence in the project, the producers failed in attempts to persuade Vidya Balan to appear in the film. Karthik Kumar as Karthik (Guest appearance).The rest of the film deals with Krishna and Anu's attempt to get Nila back. She files a case against Rajendran, but loses hope when she learns that Rajendran's lawyer is Bashyam (Nassar), a feared senior lawyer who has never lost a case. But soon, Victor arrives and explains Krishna's predicament, and, moved to tears, Anu agrees to help him. He introduces him to his boss/colleague Anuradha Ragunathan aka Anu ( Anushka Shetty), who is hesitant to take up the case as she believes Krishna to be a lunatic. He eventually arrives at a court, where he meets lawyer Vinod (Santhanam) who assumes that he is rich, and promises him that his boss will defend him. Distraught, Krishna wanders around the city asking passerby where Nila is. Victor agrees and sends them with Rajendran.Īt a distance from Chennai, Rajendran tricks Krishna into exiting the car, and abandons him. He offers to take Krishna and Nila with him and claims that they are part of his family. It is broken up by the entry of Shwetha's father Rajendran (Sachin Khedekar) who reveals that his other daughter was Banumathy, who became estranged from him by choosing to marry Krishna. Soon a scuffle starts between Krishna and Shwetha's fiancé Karthik ( Karthik Kumar). But when she learns that Nila is Krishna's daughter, she refuses to let her stay with him. Nila adjusts herself to school life, and befriends the correspondent Shwetha Rajendran (Amala Paul), who develops a maternal bond with the girl. With the help of Victor and his other mentally challenged friends, Krishna enrolls Nila in school. She soon grows into a happy young girl (Sarah). He names his daughter Nila, and raises her with love and care. Unable to grasp the concept of death, he simply accepts that his wife has "gone to God" and starts life as a father. That night, his daughter is born, but his wife Banumathy dies during childbirth.
One day he excitedly announces to the village that he will become a father. He is cared for by Victor (Krishna Kumar), the owner of a chocolate factory where Krishna works. Krishna ( Vikram) is a mentally affected man with the mentality of a six-year old, who lives a peaceful life in the hill station Ooty. The film released on 15 July 2011 along with a dubbed version in Telugu, Nanna, to critical acclaim and box office success. The film has it's basic plot and lead character inspired from the 2001 American film I am Sam. The film comprises director Vijay's 'regular' technical crew with G. Vijay and produced by Mohan Natarajan that features Vikram in the lead role as a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy, while Baby Sarah, Anushka Shetty, Amala Paul and Nassar portray other pivotal roles. Deiva Thirumagal ( Tamil: தெய்வத்திருமகள், English: God's Own Child) is a 2011 Tamil drama film written and directed by A.