 Arvind Swamy later clarified that he was not going to make a comeback, and Prakash Raj was roped in for that character.Sneha Ullal was supposed to play a prominent role in the film, which was eventually secured by Sunaina.As the filming became delayed by a month, Prakash Raj opted out of the project and was subsequently replaced by Manoj Bajpai, making his Tamil film debut, while J. D. Chakravarthy was recruited to play another pivotal role.