Expected to be an intense crime thriller, 8 Thottakkal is Sri Ganesh's debut as a feature film director. Ganesh has been an assistant to director Mysskin and has also made short films as part of the ‘Nalaya Iyakunar’ TV show.

The story of 8 Thottakkal revolves around a bunch of characters linked with a crime that takes place. The directorof the film is confident that the movie's racy screenplay will keep the audience engaged from start to the end. 8 Thottakkal stars Vetri and Aparna Balamurali of Maheshinte Prathikaaram fame in the lead roles. Actors Nasser, M.S.Baskar, Amma Creations T.Siva, Mime Gopi and Meera Mithun are also a part of the starcast. The movie is bankrolled by M. Vellapandiyan under the banner ‘Vetrivel Saravana cinemas’ jointly with ‘BIGPRINT Pictures’.