The film stars Jiiva and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, while Bobby Simha, Sunaina and RJ Balaji play supporting roles.

The film, which is said to be an urban romance "about first love, second chances and relationships".

Music composed by Leon James, cinematography by Abinandhan Ramanujam and editing by Suresh.

Produced by Elred Kumar, Kavalai Vendam will release on 24 November 2016 along with its dubbed Telugu version Entha Varaku Ee Prema.

Following the success of their first collaboration Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), producer Elred Kumar announced in June 2014 that he had signed on Deekay to make his second film for RS Infotainment.

The film began its schedule in Coonoor during mid-January 2016, with further changes made to the technical crew of the film.

A press release revealed that Leon James had been brought in to compose the film's soundtrack, while Abinandhan Ramanujam was signed as the cinematographer.

In August 2016, Elred Kumar announced that the film would release on 7 October 2016 coinciding with the Ayudha Puja holidays in India, but the team consequently chose to postpone the project to avoid competition with other films.

D. Venkatesh of DV Cine Creations bought the Telugu dubbing rights of the film and subsequently prepared the Telugu version titled Entha Varaku Ee Prema.

A first look poster was released through Twitter in early August, while a teaser trailer was released by actor Dhanush two weeks later.