▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁port ray ▁her ▁dev ote e ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁recommended ▁by ▁Bab u ▁Moh an . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁The ▁film ing ▁began ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁at ▁Ay in av illi ▁at ▁East ▁God av ari ▁district . ▁Despite ▁Y . ▁R ama ▁R ao ▁being ▁announced ▁as ▁director , ▁Sh y am ▁replaced ▁him ▁with ▁K odi ▁after ▁Sh y am ▁was ▁not ▁satisfied ▁with ▁the ▁film ' s ▁outcome . ▁K odi ▁revealed ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁film , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁read ▁books ▁related ▁to ▁visual ▁effects ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁knowledge . ▁V ij ay ▁C . ▁K umar , ▁who ▁handled ▁cinemat ography ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁use ▁blue ▁mat te ▁for ▁the ▁graphics ▁related ▁sh ots ▁and ▁the ▁graphics ▁part ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁Lin ▁Wood . ▁Despite ▁not ▁having ▁a ▁big ▁star ▁cast , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁twice ▁and ▁took ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁complete ▁with ▁the ▁budget ▁of ▁ 1 ▁cr ▁ 8 0 ▁lak hs . ▁ ▁Sound track ▁Ch ak ra var thy ▁was ▁initially ▁chosen ▁to ▁compose ▁the ▁music , ▁but ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁un well ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁his ▁son ▁Sri ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁compose . ▁▁ ▁Am mor u ▁Ma a ▁Th al li ▁( L y ric ist : ▁Ras ar aju ; ▁S inger : ▁K . ▁S . ▁Ch it ra ) ▁ ▁Ch all ani ▁Ma atal li ▁Am mor