The film draws heavily from the police brutality inflicted upon the village of Kodiyankulam in the Thoothukudi district. In the film, the village is renamed Podiyankulam. The real-life incident involved a raid by a large police force following a clash between two communities. In the movie, this is dramatized as a conflict fueled by caste pride and systemic oppression, culminating in a siege where the police ransacked homes, destroyed property, and assaulted residents.