Special 26 was a Bollywood superhit starring Akshay Kumar, Kajal Agarwal, Manoj Bajpai and Anupam Kher. Filmmaker Thiagarajan acquired the rights to make this film in four Sounth Indian languages. The latest we hear about the Tamil remake '26' is that, music composer Anirudh has been roped in to compose its music. Anirudh's music in Naanum Rowdy Dhaan and Thangamagan received a lot of positive response. So, it is no surprise that the filmmakers chose Anirudh to compose the 26's music.

Based on a real-life incident, the movie is about a group of conmen who pose as CBI officials and loot a jewellery shop. Actor Prashant will play the role played by Akshay Kumar, while Prakash Raj and Sathyaraj will take Manoj Bajpai and Anupam Kher's places respectively.