The film shows how the ethnic war in Sri Lanka had affected the lives of fishermen in Dhanushkodi.
On the Indian side, the Indian railway network was extended to Dhanushkodi.
Ignoring high tides and shark-infested waters, he swam across the Palk Straits in April 5–6, between Ceylon and Dhanushkodi in 25 hours and 36 minutes.
Gandhamadana is located 3 kilometres from Rameswaram, almost midway between the western edge of the island and the ghost-town of Dhanushkodi at the corner of the eastern promonotory.
The first schedule was shot in late 2008 in various places in Tamil Nadu including Dhanushkodi, Madurai, Tenkasi, Thiruchendur, Karaikudi and Rameswaram.
Ram Karmabhoomi is the area consisting of Rameshwaram, Dhanushkodi, Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge, where the Hindu deity Rama is believed to have conducted his fight against Ravana to rescue Sita.
In 1986, a group of 21 islets lying off the Tamil Nadu coast between Thoothukudi and Dhanushkodi were declared the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park.