Cinematographer Chezhiyan is a notable film critic and writer. In fact, he has several books on cinema to his credit. He wielded the camera for the first time for the film Kalloori Having been awed by his skills and talent, director Shankar has specially instructed director Thamira to rope in Chezhiyan to handle the camera for Rettai Suzhi. This film is produced by Shankar's S Pictures.

Another notable personality that Shankar prefers is Karthik Raja. According to our sources, the director-producer has specially instructed Thamira to sign up the music director. Shankar seems have a penchant for identifying talent – no doubt!