As of its release, Nanban holds the record for highest number of shows in a single day at Mayajaal multiplex in Chennai.
Director Shankar assigned 500 painters in-order to paint an entire train for a song sequence and completed the painting work in a single day.
Suriya was considered as 2nd option for Vijay's role during getup problems of vijay when he was asked to do a short hair cut but he could not do at that time due to Velayutham shooting