(cameo appearance) Linda Arsenio as a bar dancer (item number in the song "Yaari Singaari") Production After completing Vijay starrer Sachein, Kalaipuli Thanu approved the plotline of narrated by V. Z. Durai. Durai wanted Jeevan to play the lead role and also conducted test shoots with him, but the director was not impressed with his performance, so he replaced him with Silambarasan. Thanu was initially reluctant to have him as the lead actor since Thanu had misunderstandings with his father T. Rajender during the time of Cooliekkaran; he later made up his mind. Nayanthara was initially selected as the heroine, but she was replaced with Gopika. Thotti Gaja was an early title for the film before Thotti Jaya was confirmed. Silambarasan refused to dub for the film after shooting citing salary problems; the problem was resolved in Tamil Nadu Producers Council. Legacy Vijay Chandar's film Sangathamizhan, having Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role, had a scene in which comedian Soori was shown to imitate the gangster look of black along with Thotti Jaya songs played. The film's 15-year anniversary broke several records on Twitter for a sequel of Silambarasan's films and was noted as one of the most anticipated and wanted sequels, sharing the record with Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. Soundtrack There are six songs composed by Harris Jayaraj, who collaborated with Durai and Silambarasan for the second time. Lyrics are written by Na. Muthukumar, Thamarai, Kabilan. Yuvan Shankar Raja, who was first signed as the music director, composed one song for the film, not included in the soundtrack and is credited in the title card. "Yaaridamum" was re-used from Harris's own song "Ye Chilipi" from Telugu film Gharshana, the remake of Kaakha Kaakha. References External links 2005 films 2000s Tamil-language films Films set in Kolkata Films shot in Kolkata Indian gangster films Films set in Chennai Films shot in Chennai Indian action thriller films Films scored by Harris Jayaraj Films directed by V. Z. Durai 2005 action thriller films