▁leading ▁actress ▁and ▁ant agon ist , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁A j ith ' s ▁sister ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁took ▁consider ably ▁longer ▁to ▁final ise , ▁with ▁several ▁actress es ▁approached ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁character . ▁▁ ▁Act ress es ▁Sri ▁Div ya , ▁N ith ya ▁M enen ▁and ▁B indu ▁Mad hav i ▁all ▁turned ▁down ▁the ▁opportunity , ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁saying ▁she ▁was ▁only ▁interested ▁in ▁playing ▁the ▁lead ▁actress ▁opposite ▁A j ith . ▁After ▁further ▁un success ful ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Par v ath y ▁N air , ▁actress ▁Lak sh mi ▁Men on ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁A j ith ' s ▁sister ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁So ori ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁soon ▁after ▁production ▁began , ▁after ▁replacing ▁San than am ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁who ▁became ▁busy ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁produ ctions . ▁Ash win ▁was ▁also ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁cast ▁to ▁port ray ▁a ▁supporting ▁role ▁in ▁late ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁An ▁official ▁launch ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁with ▁scenes ▁inter mitt ently ▁shot ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁month . ▁The ▁first ▁official ▁schedule ▁began ▁shooting ▁in ▁Naval ur , ▁Chen na i ▁with ▁scenes ▁featuring ▁A j ith ▁and ▁Lak sh mi ▁Men on ▁entering ▁a ▁college . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁scenes ▁were ▁shot ▁around ▁sets ▁in ▁Chen na i ▁throughout ▁June