 'Sivashakthi' Pandian gave him the stage name of Indhran.Prashanth had initially been signed on to portray the lead role, though opted out post the success of "Jeans" (1998), and was replaced by Suriya.The débutante lead actress, Jeevitha Sharma, a fifteen-year-old at the time, was noticed by producer 'Sivashakthi' Pandian in his search for a new heroine for the film.