Revathi’s directorial ‘Salaam Venky’ had gone on floors in the latter half of 2021. However, the journey of the film began in 2016 when producer Suuraj Sinngh of BLive Productions came across the book ‘The Last Hurrah’. After reading the book he suggested his writer Sameer to read it who said that it would make a great film and wrote the script for the same. The film narrates the story of a mother who does everything she can to let her son, diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, live life to the fullest. Kajol plays the role of the mother while Vishal Jethwa of 'Mardaani' fame plays the son. Their characters are based of real life person Sujata and her late son Venkatesh. 

“We went to Revathi ji and gave the narration. It took me two years to get Revathi ji on board. But I wanted only her to direct the film. I was very clear that I wanted a female director and a director who is also a mother. I had also seen her film, ‘Phir Milenge’. After two years, she gave me her time. We went to Chennai, narrated it to her. She loved the script and she said yes immediately,” shared Sinngh talking to mid-day.com.