Director Nandini Reddy revealed that Samantha Ruth Prabhu shot the song 'Thassadiya' for 'Maa Inti Bangaaram' while she was suffering from morning sickness due to pregnancy. "We thought she must have a fever...I asked her if her fever had come down," Nandini said, adding, "[Samantha] said, 'I'm carrying and suffering from morning sickness.' It was during early part of pregnancy."