![]() Before its release, the film's title had appeared on film websites' 'most awaited' lists. ![]() In addition to the following list of awards and nominations, prominent Indian film websites (including Rediff, Sify and Behindwoods) named Vaaranam Aayiram one of the 10 best Tamil films of 2008. ![]() The move by Sony BMG was the first of its kind in Indian cinema. The songs from the albums were released to four leading radio stations in Chennai, with one song per station, in attempt to popularise it five days before the official launch. The film has seven songs composed by Harris Jayaraj. TV actress Deepa Venkat and playback singer Chinmayi dubbed for actresses Simran Bagga and Sameera Reddy respectively. Simran Bagga signed and completed her shoots swiftly after she was selected to portray the mother of Surya, after Tabu had rejected the role. Soon after the start of the shoot, Genelia decided to walk out, after Menon refused to pay the hefty salary that she was demanding and was receiving in Telugu films allowing Sameera Reddy to act in her first Tamil film. ![]() The producers then announced the film with Divya Spandana, who was making her comeback to Tamil films and Genelia D'Souza in the lead roles. According to Menon, he received the news of his father’s death while he was travelling in an aeroplane in 2007 this incident inspired him to direct Vaaranam Aayiram which begins in a similar manner. Initially titles such as Naan Thaan and Udal Porul Aavi were considered for the project, but Menon announced the title was Vaaranam Aayiram, title derived from 'Nachiyar Thirumozhi' with the literal meaning of 'the strength of a thousand elephants'. Nevertheless, in 2006, producer Venu Ravichandran signed up the pair for a new film, which they confirmed was not going to be a sequel of their previous venture it was going to be a romantic thriller. However, after a photo shoot, the film was delayed and then subsequently called off. ![]() In early 2005, the pair got together for a film tentatively titled Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam which featured Asin Thottumkal in the lead role and Daniel Balaji in a supporting one. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /home/yflye163/public_html/wp-content/plugins/event-tickets/common/src/Tribe/Customizer/Section.Following Kaakha Kaakha in 2003, the director Gautham Menon and Suriya expressed their desire to work together on a film. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /home/yflye163/public_html/wp-content/plugins/event-tickets/common/src/Tribe/Customizer/Section.php on line 204 ![]()
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