▁next ▁feature ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁A VM ▁Produ ctions . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁originally ▁titled ▁as ▁Police ▁R avi ▁but ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁re - t itled ▁as ▁V etta ik ka aran , ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁V etta ik aar an ▁( 1 9 6 4 ▁film ) ▁st arring ▁M . ▁G . ▁Ram ach and ran . ▁ ▁V etta ik aran ▁was ▁formally ▁launched ▁the ▁next ▁month . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁director ▁Bab us ivan , ▁produ cers ▁M . ▁Bal as ub ram an iam ▁and ▁B . ▁G ur un ath ▁Mey y app an , ▁V ij ay ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁V ij ay ▁Anton y , ▁S . ▁A . ▁Ch andr ase k har ▁and ▁director ▁D har ani ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁film ' s ▁inaug uration . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁Com mer cial ▁direct ors ▁Per ar as u ▁and ▁H ari ▁were ▁mentioned , ▁but ▁A VM ▁Produ ctions ▁chose ▁B . ▁Bab us ivan ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Several ▁actress es ▁were ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁lead ▁female ▁role ▁with ▁Sh ri ya ▁Sar an , ▁Tam anna ah , ▁I le ana ▁D ' C ru z , ▁B hav ana , ▁As in , ▁N ay ant ara ▁and ▁An ush ka ▁being ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁role . ▁After wards , ▁An ush ka ▁was ▁final ized ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁role . ▁Cin emat