A. R. Gandhi Krishna, a former assistant to Shankar in Sivaji made his directorial debut with the film Chellamae.[1] Sujatha wrote the dialogue for the screenplay before his death.[2] Filming began on location in Ooty, then moved to Tenkasi, Kuttralam, Ambasamudram, Papanasam and Malaysia.[2] G. V. Prakash scored the music for the movie, while award-winning lyricist Vairamuthu penned the lyrics.[2] Vairamuthu said that one of his best recent works was the song he wrote for this film.[4] Vairamuthu said, "On reading the lines, Gandhi Krishna was floored totally and was in fail of words".[4] Ananda Thandavam was produced by Aascar Films' Suresh Shanmugam. Shankar, who worked as associate to the late cinematographer Jeeva, was "cranking the camera".[4]
Each Thandava has been created with different musical score set to different rhythmic patterns not used before. Each Thandava has been tuned to a different raga rendered by different singers. Contains a sprinkle of live audio of the five elements or the Pancha Bhutha. Rendition of Thevara Thirumurai after each Thandava.Read MoreSpecificationsArtist