"YES, SIMBU WAS GAUTHAM MENON'S FIRST CHOICE FOR THIS ROLE, BUT.."

While Gautham Menon is held up in the production of Enai Noki Paayum Thota and Dhruva Natchathiram starring Dhanush and Vikram respectively, he also was involved in creating original music along with singer/music director Karthik.

They tasted success with their first two singles, Koova and Ulaviravu. The former had dancer Sathish as the lead, and the latter was done with anchor DD and Tovino Thomas playing the leads in the music videos. 

Their third venture, Bodhai Kodhai had Atharvaa and Aishwarya Rajesh as the lead pair for the music video. This video has now clocked over 5 million views and has been loved by the fans! 

In the recent past, the talk on the internet suggested that Simbu was the initial choice to play the male lead in Bodhai Kodhai, but was later replaced by Atharvaa. 

We contacted Aishwarya to find out about this and this is what she had to say; "Yes, Simbu was Gautham Menon's first choice, but for some reason, it didn't materialize and Gautham sir chose Atharvaa for the role."

Now, Simbu and Gautham Menon are said to be reuniting for the sequel to their successful romance film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya. It will be exciting to see that happen.