▁ ▁Production ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁B ala ▁confirmed ▁that ▁his ▁next ▁project ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁crime ▁thr iller ▁st arring ▁J y oth ika ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role , ▁and ▁chose ▁to ▁post p one ▁the ▁shoot ▁of ▁a ▁proposed ▁film ▁featuring ▁Yu van ▁and ▁Prag ath i ▁G uru pr as ad . ▁To ▁accommod ate ▁dates ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁J y oth ika ▁opt ed ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁commit ments ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁alongside ▁V ij ay ▁in ▁M ers al ▁( 2 0 1 7 ). ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁sl ums , ▁with ▁actor ▁Sri ▁signed ▁to ▁port ray ▁another ▁leading ▁character . ▁B ala ▁later ▁replaced ▁Sri ▁with ▁G . ▁V . ▁P rak ash ▁K umar , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁simultaneously ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁projects . ▁Film ▁producer ▁Rock line ▁V enk ates h ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁supporting ▁role , ▁after ▁B ala ▁sp ont ane ously ▁en quired ▁about ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁actor . ▁Mal ay al am ▁actress ▁I v ana ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁a ▁role ▁after ▁B ala ▁had ▁sp otted ▁a ▁news ▁article ▁about ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁An ur aga ▁Kar ik kin ▁V ell am ▁( 2 0 1 6 ). ▁He ▁requested ▁her ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁new ▁stage ▁name ▁rather ▁than ▁use ▁her ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁Ale ena ▁Sh aj i , ▁prompt ing ▁her