▁the ▁film , ▁cit ing ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁port ray ▁the ▁leading ▁female ▁role ▁of ▁an ▁IT ▁professional . ▁For ▁a ▁parallel ▁lead ▁female ▁role , ▁Am ala ▁Paul ▁was ▁signed ▁on , ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁pull ▁out ▁due ▁to ▁schedule ▁problems . ▁S ources ▁reported ▁that ▁M ith ra ▁Kur ian ▁was ▁then ▁signed ▁on ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁her ▁second ▁big ▁T amil ▁vent ure ▁after ▁Ka aval an , ▁after ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁Ab hin aya ▁were ▁un success ful . ▁However , ▁the ▁reports ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁false . ▁Pra deep ▁Raw at , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁Gh aj ini , ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁main ▁ant agon ist ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁Act ress es ▁Sh ri ya ▁Sar an ▁and ▁Re em ma ▁Sen , ▁who ▁had ▁both ▁worked ▁together ▁with ▁Vik ram ▁earlier , ▁were ▁ro ped ▁in ▁to ▁perform ▁an ▁item ▁number ▁together , ▁after ▁attempts ▁to ▁sign ▁Hans ika ▁Mot w ani , ▁who ▁was ▁reported ly ▁offered ▁▁ 1 2   mill ion ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁had ▁failed . ▁In ▁late ▁October , ▁National ▁Film ▁Award - w inner ▁Th amb i ▁R ama iah ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cinemat ograph er - turn ed - actor ▁Ar uld ass , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁director ' s ▁Na an ▁Mah a an ▁Al la , ▁were ▁ro ped ▁in ▁for ▁other ▁supporting ▁roles . ▁S use enth ir an