But, actress Jayalalithaa was first approached to pair up with Rajini in the film. At the time, Jayalalithaa was actively involved in politics. A tabloid claimed that Jayalalithaa ventured into politics as her film offers started declining.
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It was because I refused, Sripriya played the heroine. Tamil cinema's superstar Rajinikanth was the hero, yet I refused to act. If I had struggled for cinema opportunities, I would have accepted it and acted. But I lost interest in acting," she explained in the letter.