 When approached by Saravanan , Ramachandran showed enthusiasm about working with AVM Productions . He told Saravanan that the film should be " a different picture – a typical director 's picture " , and he would act in it . Ramachandran gave a call sheet of seventy two days for participating in the film . Saravanan states in his 2005 book AVM 60 Cinema that ₹ 3 @,@ 00 @,@ 000 was arranged as the pay for Ramachandran , but the latter demanded an additional 25 @,@ 000 ; his final pay was ₹ 3 @,@ 25 @,@ 000 . The Economic Times stated in 2010 that Ramachandran was paid 10 % of the film 's ₹ 3 million budget . Anbe Vaa remained his only collaboration with both Tirulokchandar and AVM Productions . Ramachandran , who later became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu , also became the fourth Chief Minister of an Indian state to work with AVM Productions . 
