▁its ▁own ▁time ▁to ▁unfold ". ▁K umar ar aja ▁met ▁Char an ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁narr ated ▁him ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁two ▁hours . ▁Fil ming ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁commence ▁by ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁Char an ▁opt ed ▁to ▁produce ▁another ▁film ▁first . ▁A ar anya ▁Ka and am ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁Bol lywood ▁actor ▁Jack ie ▁Sh ro ff , ▁who ▁was ▁being ▁introdu cing ▁to ▁T amil ▁films , ▁R avi ▁Kr ish na ▁and ▁S amp ath ▁Raj ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁roles . ▁K umar ar aja ▁took ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁film , ▁which ▁was ▁entirely ▁shot ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Chen na i . ▁Upon ▁completion , ▁the ▁film ▁ran ▁into ▁trouble ▁when ▁the ▁regional ▁c ensor ▁board ▁in ▁Chen na i ▁refused ▁to ▁clear ▁it , ▁demand ing ▁ 5 2 ▁cut s ▁due ▁to ▁prof an ity ▁and ▁excess ive ▁violence . ▁K umar ar aja ▁expressed ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁a ▁m ature d ▁audience ▁and ▁not ▁for ▁children , ▁while ▁adding ▁that ▁he ▁expected ▁difficulties ▁in ▁the ▁c ensor ship . ▁Since ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁film ▁un comp rom ising ly ▁to ▁the ▁aud ien ces , ▁he ▁and ▁Char an ▁approached ▁the ▁Central ▁Trib unal ▁at ▁Del hi , ▁that ▁cleared ▁the ▁film . ▁Dub bed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁ne o - no ir