aja ▁who ▁earlier ▁directed ▁B amb ara ▁K ann ale y . ▁It ▁stars ▁J ai ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁with ▁Po or na ▁playing ▁the ▁lead ▁female ▁role . ▁The ▁film ▁began ▁production ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁became ▁delayed ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁produ cers ▁Ay ng aran ▁International ▁suffered ▁financial ▁problems . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁J ai ▁as ▁Ar j un ▁ ▁Po or na ▁ ▁Su z ane ▁George ▁ ▁Th amb i ▁Ram iah ▁ ▁Kal ai yar as an ▁as ▁R avi ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁film ' s ▁launch ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Tir up ar ank un ram ▁Sri ▁Sub ram an ias w amy ▁temple ▁near ▁Mad ur ai ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁with ▁scenes ▁for ▁a ▁song , ▁" K an ▁Th ir anth an ▁K and han ", ▁also ▁being ▁shot ▁near ▁the ▁temple . ▁When ▁S rik anth ▁De va ▁was ▁compos ing ▁songs ▁on ▁the ▁be aches ▁of ▁P ond icher ry ▁he ▁was ▁mob bed ▁by ▁fans ▁and ▁police ▁came ▁to ▁his ▁rescue . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁lead ▁actor ▁J ai ▁ran ▁into ▁trouble ▁for ▁making ▁controvers ial ▁comments ▁about ▁the ▁potential ▁box ▁office ▁fare ▁of ▁his ▁future ▁films . ▁The ▁actor , ▁who ▁was ▁film ing ▁for ▁Va aman an , ▁A val ▁P ey ar ▁Th am iz har asi , ▁Ad he ▁N er am ▁Ad he ▁Id am ▁and ▁Ar j