Cast
Credited cast: | |||
Arjun | ... | Vijay |
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Namitha | ... | ||
Sanghavi | ... | ||
Vadivelu | ... | ||
Delhi Ganesh | ... | ||
Singamuthu | ... |
Storyline
The film is a remake of the Hollywood film Man on Fire, starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. The film\'s Hindi Bollywood remake, Ek Ajnabee, starring Amitabh Bachchan in the lead, was released a week later. Selva (director), who had directed Arjun in Karna (1995) and the long delayed Manikanda (2006) was signed by Vasan Visual Ventures to work with him again. The actor signed on for a hiked price of one crore rupees, following the success of his previous film Giri. The unit had a 15-day shooting stint in Hyderabad in February 2005, with two of the lead actresses Namitha and Sanghavi involved in the shoot.
The film featured a new editing technique tried by Satish and Harsha, while the team shot three songs with Arjun and Namitha in London, notably near the London Eye and Windsor Castle. Another song was shot with Arjun and Namitha at the Mohan Studio in Chennai, with the actor notably wearing four inch heels to make up for height difference with the actress.During the making of the film, allegations arose that Arjun had been sending lewd messages to Namitha, which led to a brief furore on sets.