According to Srinivasan, the film was inspired from the book The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam. Thira was announced to be the first installment in a trilogy of thriller films. The film was produced by Manoj Menon under the banner ReelsMagic and distributed by LJ Films. It stars Shobana alongside debutant Dhyan Sreenivasan in the lead roles. Wave) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language mystery- thriller drama film directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan and scripted by his cousin Rakesh Mantodi.
