A
hunt for the other heroine was launched
with Aishwarya Rai being the first choice
and Rani Mukherjee being the second. With
Aishwarya Rai, as usual finding it difficult
to adjust her dates, the chance has fallen
on Rani. The sources in Kollywood say
that it was a cake walk convincing Rani,
as Shankar had already worked with her
for Nayak.