Bharathiraja also revealed that he initially planned to make Alaigal Oyivadhilai as a love story between a Hindu boy and Muslim girl, but was asked to change the story.
In a statement that his son Manoj Bharathi shared on social media, Bharathiraja, who is known for several cult classics in Tamil, including the Sivaji Ganesan-starrer Mudhal Mariyadhai , said,