Thala Ajith had acted in the movie Ner Konda Paarvai, which was released on this day last year. The movie, which was the official remake of the Bollywood hit Pink had Ajith reprising Amitabh Bachchan's role from the original.

Directed by H Vinoth, the movie produced by Boney Kapoor's Bayview projects LLP had Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Andrea Tariang playing the leads, and Ajith playing a vital role, and the movie became a commercially successful movie besides winning rave reviews from critics.

On the occasion of the movie's first year release anniversary, actress Shraddha Srinath has praised Thala Ajith on Instagram, as she posted "A mega star who chose to defy odds and be part of a film that talks about a subject that we don't talk openly about, let alone make films on. It was an honor to share screen space with Thala".