One of the major highlights of Velaikkaran is the slum set up artwork done by Muthuraj and team, which has already been garnering appreciations from various corners.
 

Muthuraj opens up about the work that went behind creating this slum set. He says, "A major portion of the story happens in a slum area where the hero and his friends are born, brought up and live. It was producer RD Raja who first told me ‘let us create the entire slum set up.’

I went and saw 10-15 real slums to observe their set ups and lifestyle and did extensive research on it. Then we started the set work, and it took around 50-55 days to just finish the set and get it ready for shooting. We actually created the whole locality where people of all kinds of labour and religion live. Each and every house will have a characterization and a purpose. We also made sure the houses and the locality are cramped to bring more realism. We used real garbage, used plastic bottles, plastic covers and many such items to bring out the authenticity of the geography.

We also created a ‘Koovam’ around the locality to depict the lifestyle of a slum. The whole set was around 7.5 acres in area. We shot for around 50 days in this set. Without the producer’s immense support and co operation, this vision would not have been possible at all. Velaikkaran will definitely take Sivakarthikeyan to the next level. Director Mohan Raja’s script, writing and detailing was fabulous. I am sure the audience will love Velaikkaran and appreciate our monstrous efforts."