The lead heroine was initially meant to be played by Pooja Kumar, who was later seen in Kadhal Rojave (2000) and Vishwaroopam (2012).
The actress notably returned more than a decade the lead role in Kamal Haasan's bilingual Vishwaroopam.
Gopi Jagadeeswaran is the cinematographer, while Vishwaroopam fame Lalgudi N Illayaraja is the art director.
NEST is mentioned in the motion pictures Broken Arrow, The Peacemaker, The Manhattan Project, Atomic Train and Vishwaroopam, as well as in the made-for-television film Special Bulletin and the television series 24.