Four of the "Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam" stories are depicted in the film, including the story where the Tamil poet Nakkeerar confronts Shiva over an error in his poem, exaggerating his sensitivity to right and wrong. Nagarajan had previously used this story as a play within a film in K. Somu's "Naan Petra Selvam" (1956). In addition to directing, Nagarajan co-produced "Thiruvilaiyadal" under the banner of Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures, and wrote the screenplay. M. N. Rajan and T. R. Natarajan edited "Thiruvilaiyadal"; K. S. Prasad and Ganga were the film's cinematographer and art director respectively.