The film is based on the true events of Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war and assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The film is set in the late 1980s and early '90s, during the time of Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war and assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
When Vikram Singh visits Kannan in Madurai Jail, police there are seen wearing a different Uniform with yellow caps. Tamil Nadu Police uniform is different.
Towards the end of the movie, Vikram sends a Jaffna Documents to Jaya. The title of the documents is written in Calibri font typeface. Calibri font was added to Microsoft Office in 2007 and was not present before.