Enai Noki Paayum Thota

Dhanush was initially offered the role of Karthik in Vinnaithaandi Varuvayaa (2010). ENPT marks his first collaboration with director Gautham Menon.

As they stand by a fire at the beach and talk, Raghu tells Lekha, "A girl like you is worth launching a fleet of thousand ships." Moments later, Raghu remarks that the line was prompted by the sea and being reminded of reading 'Cleopatra'. The expression "launched a thousand ships" refers to Helen of Troy. It is from the Christopher Marlowe poem ' The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus': "Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships / And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?"