- It is a remake of the Malayalam film Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil (2018) which was directed by Tinu Pappachan.
- Hridhu Haroon, the son of producer Shibu Thameens, made his feature film debut through the project.
- The film’s story was revealed to be based on a few gangsters from Kanyakumari, and was shot in Nagarkoil and Kochi in a single schedule.
- The film was dubbed into Telugu as Konaseema Thugs.
- Thugs was released on 24 February 2023. Along with Tamil, the film was dubbed into Telugu as Konaseema Thugs.