During early 2016, Bharathiraja was embroiled in a legal tussle with director Bala on making a film titled "Kutra Parambarai", though neither filmmaker eventually made their respective films. He later moved on to plan a film starring director Vasanth's son, Ritwik Varun, and Vikram's nephew, but the film was dropped after two schedules. In 2018, Bharathirajaa was working on a film titled "November 8, Iravu 8 Mani" starring Vidharth, which narrates events following the decision to demonetise certain banknotes in India.